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Tuesday, July 14, 2020, 10:09
China hits back at US sanctions with countermeasures
By Xinhua
Tuesday, July 14, 2020, 10:09 By Xinhua

Foreign Ministry spokeswomen Hua Chunying. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)

Beijing - China has decided to impose corresponding sanctions on an institution and four individuals of the United States with immediate effect for "acting viciously" on issues related to the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday.

We urge the US to immediately withdraw its wrong decision, and cease any remarks or attempts of meddling in China's internal affairs and damaging China's interests.

Hua Chunying,

Foreign Ministry spokesperson

According to spokesperson Hua Chunying, the sanctions will be applied on the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Senator Marco Rubio, Senator Ted Cruz, Congressman Chris Smith, and Sam Brownback, the US State Department ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom.

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"The US practice constitutes serious interference in China's internal affairs, a severe violation of basic norms governing international relations, and grave harm to China-US relations," Hua said at a daily press briefing. "China firmly opposes and strongly condemns such moves."

Hua pointed out Xinjiang affairs are entirely China's internal affairs, and the United States has no right, and is in no position, to intervene.

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 "The Chinese government is determined to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, combat violent terrorism, separatism and religious extremism, and oppose foreign interference in Xinjiang affairs and China's other internal affairs," said the spokesperson.

"We urge the United States to immediately withdraw its wrong decision, and cease any remarks or attempts of meddling in China's internal affairs and damaging China's interests," Hua said, adding China will make further responses in accordance with developments regarding this issue.


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