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US sanctions Chinese officials over treatment of Uygurs in Xinjiang



The US on Thursday sanctioned a senior member of China’s ruling Communist Party and three other officials over human rights abuses in the western province Xinjiang, in an escalation of the Trump administration’s rivalry with the country.The sanctioned individuals include Chen Quanguo, a member of the country’s 25-member Politburo and Xinjiang province party secretary, according to a statement from the Treasury Department on Thursday.The others include Huo Liujun, a former deputy party secretary…



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