La Chine a annoncé, lundi, des sanctions contre dix Européens, dont des parlementaires et des universitaires, et contre quatre organisations, en représailles à des sanctions de Bruxelles pour la répression de Pékin à l'encontre de la minorité musulmane des Ouïghours.

@SecBlinken
 
The U.S. is designating two People’s Republic of China officials under our Global Magnitsky sanctions in connection with serious human rights abuses in Xinjiang. We stand united with the UK, Canada, and the EU in promoting accountability for those who abuse human rights.

The United States, Canada, Britain, and the European Union are set to announce an array of sanctions on China on Monday over what U.S. officials have called a genocidal campaign against Uyghur Muslims, according to two people familiar with the issue.
 
The sanctions are expected to vary in type, and will include Global Magnitsky economic sanctions on individuals alleged to be involved with the mistreatment of the Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China.
 
The EU this morning approved sanctions against four Chinese officials involved in the internment of hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs.
 
The coordinated campaign of sanctions comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his way to visit European officials in Brussels. Blinken was among the U.S. officials who held a tense meeting with top Chinese officials in Alaska last week.
 
A U.S. government official and another person familiar with the issue confirmed the plans. The State Department spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.

@rglucks1
 
So I am on the Chinese sanction list: banned from entering China (my family too!), from having contacts with Chinese officials or companies,... All of this because I stand for Uyghurs and human rights. Let us be clear: these sanctions are my Medal of Honour. The fight continues!

@katka_cseh
 
Awaiting our legal service’s opinion, but looks like as @EP_HumanRights
 member, I am among the EU officials on China’s sanctions list
 
It’s a badge of honor. I stand by my great colleagues & continue to speak up against #Uyghur oppression & other abuses. We will not be bullied  
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@EnginEroglu_FW
 
Only a few hours after the EU #sanctions #China, some of my EP colleagues have been sanctioned by the CCP. We won't give in & will continue to speak up and stand united to #FreeUyghurs  
 
Plus, maybe it's time for a trip to #Taiwan? l

@bueti
The Chinese leadership has let me know that I will not be allowed to visit the mainland, Hong Kong or Macao. But then there is Taiwan. :-)

@CanadaFP (Canada government organization)

“We are deeply troubled by the total lack of transparency surrounding these hearings and we continue to work towards an immediate end to their arbitrary detention.”
http://ow.ly/I79k50E52w4

S&Ds make lifting of Chinese sanctions against Euro-MPs condition for Parliament to enter any talks on EU-China investment deal

The Socialists and Democrats condemn the Chinese counter-measure targeting ten Europeans, among them S&D MEP Raphaël Glucksmann.

“We stand in solidarity with our colleague Raphaël Glucksmann and 9 other Europeans, who were today targeted by the Chinese government with retaliatory measures. The lifting of sanctions against MEPs is a pre-condition for us to enter into talks with the Chinese government on the investment deal. We will not be intimidated, we will not be silenced.

@guyverhofstadt
 
China just killed the EU-China Investment Agreement by sanctioning the people criticising the slave labour/genocide in Xinjang.  
 
How could we ever trust them to improve the human rights situation of the Uyghurs if they simply call it "fake news" ?!

L’ambassadeur de Chine en France convoqué par le Quai d’Orsay après des propos insultants
 
La France juge inacceptables certains propos tenus récemment par l’ambassade envers un chercheur et des parlementaires français. L’Union européenne a sanctionné, lundi, Pékin pour atteinte aux droits de l’homme envers les Ouïgours.

« Les insultes contre des chercheurs indépendants et la polémique avec des élus de la République sont inadmissibles et n’ont aucune place dans les relations que l’ambassade de Chine est chargée de contribuer à développer entre la France et la Chine », a déclaré la porte-parole de la diplomatie française, jugeant aussi « inacceptables » les sanctions décidées par Pékin. « Ce n’est pas en s’en prenant à la liberté académique, à la liberté d’expression et aux libertés démocratiques fondamentales, que la Chine répondra aux préoccupations légitimes de l’Union européenne », a déclaré, dans un communiqué, le ministère.

@AlexRPigman
"With one action, China manages to turn the four most important groups in the European Parliament against it. Beijing cannot seriously believe that it is doing itself a favor." MEP Bütikofer, hit by China sanctions, tells @AFP

U.S. weighs next steps on China after talks, sanctions: White House

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki, speaking to reporters at a briefing, said the United States cannot rule out any further actions on China and that it continued to have concerns about human rights related to China’s Xinjiang region.
 
“We continue to have grave concerns about China’s crimes against humanity and genocide on Uighurs in Xinjiang,” Psaki said, noting it was an issue that was raised both in Alaska as well as in a recent call between U.S. and Chinese Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping.
 
When pressed about future sanctions, Psaki left the door open.
 
“We will be evaluating what the appropriate next steps are in close coordination with our allies around the world,” she said.