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Coverage dated December 20, 2021 to December 21, 2021

Chinese sanctions target U.S. officials

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

BEIJING -- China announced sanctions on Tuesday on four members of the U.S. government's Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints of abuses in the country's northwestern Xinjiang region.

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  1. Washington Times

    China imposes sanctions on U.S. officials over Xinjiang (opens Washington Times)

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    China announced sanctions on Tuesday on four members of the U.S. government’s Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints of abuses in the country’s northwestern Xinjiang region.

  2. Quad-City Times

    China imposes sanctions on US officials over Xinjiang (opens Quad-City Times)

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    BEIJING (AP) — China announced sanctions on Tuesday on four members of the U.S. government's Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints

  3. Religion News

    China imposes sanctions on USCIRF officials over Xinjiang (opens Religion News)

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    BEIJING (AP) — The tit-for-tat sanctions add to spiraling tension over Xinjiang.

  4. Washington Examiner

    China sanctions US officials over Washington response to Xinjiang and Uyghurs (opens Washington Examiner)

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    China has retaliated against growing pressure from the United States by announcing sanctions on four U.S. officials.

  5. Al Jazeera

    China sanctions four US officials over Xinjiang (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The tit-for-tat sanctions add to spiralling tension over complaints of abuses in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region.

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Chinese sanctions target U.S. officials (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    BEIJING -- China announced sanctions on Tuesday on four members of the U.S. government's Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints of abuses in the country's northwestern Xinjiang region.

  7. The National Interest

    China Sanctions U.S. Officials in Retaliation for Xinjiang Measure (opens The National Interest)

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    The sanctions on the four commission members appear to be a specific act of retaliation for U.S. sanctions on two Chinese officials accused of participating in human -rights abuses in Xinjiang.

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