Since the US, UK, EU, and Canada coordinated on sanctions against Chinese officials, Beijing has been responding through measures of its own. On Saturday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounced what he said were “baseless” sanctions against two US officials.
The Chinese sanctions targeted two officials from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a federal organization that celebrated the coordinated sanctions on China.
The Western sanctions against China were over alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang. One of the final moves of the Trump administration was to designate China’s alleged human rights abuses against the Uyghur population of Xinjiang as a “genocide,” something the Biden administration agrees with.
“Beijing’s attempts to intimidate and silence those speaking out for human rights and fundamental freedoms only contribute to the growing international scrutiny of the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang,” Blinken said in a statement.
The USCIRF had been pushing the narrative that what’s happening in Xinjiang is a genocide before the designation was made. In June 2020, the USCIRF released a statement that said allegations of forced sterilization of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang are “evidence of genocide.”
The allegations of forced sterilization came from a report by The Associated Press that cited a paper by Adrian Zenz, a German researcher that China hit with sanctions in response to EU measures. The US State Department relied on Zenz’s paper on alleged birth control measures for its genocide designation. A report from The Grayzone that took a close look at Zenz’s work found the paper relied on data manipulation and fraudulent claims to reach its conclusion.
It’s tough to know what’s happening in Xinjiang, and the incendiary claims from the US do not help. China has invited the UN to Xinjiang, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that he is currently in “serious negotiations” to gain unrestricted access to the province.
At least the Chinese government is upfront about their intentions…
https://tpchronicles.com/un-vaccines-sterilize/
Similar to US sterilizations in Puerto Rico… Pot calling kettle black.
It will become personal for Secretary Blinken when the Chinese sanctions him through his offshore financial interests.
Things never talked about – why are the Uyghurs being abused in China? I’ve heard that they are conducting “terrorism” in China —I do know that they do have a military presence in Syria supposedly aiding Al Quaeda — it is a shame, that we as Americans are not trusted with the truth. Just like in 1984, we only get propoganda to stir our emotionalism.
“Beijing’s attempts to intimidate and silence those speaking out for human rights and fundamental freedoms only contribute to the growing international scrutiny of the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang,” Blinken said in a statement.
The US can’t speak out against ANYTHING as long as it continues to enable the mass starvation taking place in Yemen. Blinken is rapidly climbing the ladder to join the likes of Clinton, Pompeo and Kissinger. Can never leave out Kissinger.
It’s a two way traffic Mr. Blanken…!
Hundreds of delegations already visited Xinjiang, and saw nothing out of ordinary. Nothing that has not bern the practice in other parts of the world. And nothing that would give any indication of harassment— never mind genocide. What would otherwise be the reason for Nike and others to boycott Xinjiang cotton? It is because Uyghur local leaders, religious establishment has been outspoken about such egregious lies and concocted realities.
Lies have always been tool of our foreign policy and the more outrageous — the better.
These supposed researchers, activists, are guns for hire. They have been spewing lies on the wars in Balkans, and until today, many of those myths survive. Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction and chemical weapons are notorious lies, yet there will always be people justifying Iraq military intervention.
Lies are told of Russia to make issues stick. Like chemical weapons theme. Skripals were presumably poisoned, and lived — just to disappear without trace. It is hard to believe they are alive. Why was their home in Salisbury torn inside, all walls and roof? Looking for devices — indicating that he was suspected of being double agent. Why accuse repeatedly Syria if chemical weapons use, when Syria destroyed its chemical weapons under Western supervision? Because a theme is the key. Chemical Iraq, Chemical Russia, Chemical Syria. Then to insure Germany is also in chemical bandwagon, Navalny, a person of no threat to anyone — was “poisoned”? Of cous, the theme. The harassment of Russian athletes under fully concocted illegal drugs schema, is priceless. All it takes is — officials of various organizations to go along. If not — they will be removed and others, more obedient brought in their place. Now is China’s turn. But today, stories are not accepted that readily. Example is a rebellion of chemical inspectors in OPCW, objecting to concocted report from Syria,
With China, it will be very different. Ability to sanction individuals, organizations they work for, and businesses assisting such individuals
writing concocted stories — will have consequences. All such “activists” are using stories supplied by foreign funded Uyghur organization residing mostly in Canada.
The whole idea that we are protecting Moslems i. Xinjiang, or Bosnia or Chechnya or Kosovo, or India, etc etc , is clearly guided by the objective to use such minorities to undermine internal peace of those countries and better yet, encourage secessionism.
Hundreds of delegations already visited Xinjiang, and saw nothing out of ordinary. Nothing that has not bern the practice in other parts of the world. And nothing that would give any indication of harassment— never mind genocide. What would otherwise be the reason for Nike and others to boycott Xinjiang cotton? It is because Uyghur local leaders, religious establishment has been outspoken about such egregious lies and concocted realities.
Lies have always been tool of our foreign policy and the more outrageous — the better.
These supposed researchers, activists, are guns for hire. They have been spewing lies on the wars in Balkans, and until today, many of those myths survive. Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction and chemical weapons are notorious lies, yet there will always be people justifying Iraq military intervention.
Lies are told of Russia to make issues stick. Like chemical weapons theme. Skripals were presumably poisoned, and lived — just to disappear without trace. It is hard to believe they are alive. Why was their home in Salisbury torn inside, all walls and roof? Looking for devices — indicating that he was suspected of being double agent. Why accuse repeatedly Syria if chemical weapons use, when Syria destroyed its chemical weapons under Western supervision? Because a theme is the key. Chemical Iraq, Chemical Russia, Chemical Syria. Then to insure Germany is also in chemical bandwagon, Navalny, a person of no threat to anyone — was “poisoned”? Of cous, the theme. The harassment of Russian athletes under fully concocted illegal drugs schema, is priceless. All it takes is — officials of various organizations to go along. If not — they will be removed and others, more obedient brought in their place. Now is China’s turn. But today, stories are not accepted that readily. Example is a rebellion of chemical inspectors in OPCW, objecting to concocted report from Syria,
With China, it will be very different. Ability to sanction individuals, organizations they work for, and businesses assisting such individuals
writing concocted stories — will have consequences. All such “activists” are using stories supplied by foreign funded Uyghur organization residing mostly in Canada.
The whole idea that we are protecting Moslems i. Xinjiang, or Bosnia or Chechnya or Kosovo, or India, etc etc , is clearly guided by the objective to use such minorities to undermine internal peace of those countries and better yet, encourage secessionism.
The Ethnic Cleansing and the Slow Genocide going on in Occupied Palestine are far too obvious to catch Blinken’s eye.