China slaps sanctions on a number of officers of Trump administration

Soon after Joe Biden took oath because the forty sixth President of the United States, China launched a press release imposing sanctions of a number of former officers of Trump administration. Over 28 former Trump administration officers reportedly have been subjected to sanctions on Wednesday.
The assertion was launched by China minutes after Biden’s oath. Sanctions together with journey ban and enterprise restrictions have been imposed on the previous officers together with former secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, former nationwide safety advisor Robert O’Brien and former UN ambassador, Kelly Craft. The listing of former Trump administration officers sanctioned by China embrace former President’s financial adviser Peter Navarro, his high diplomatic for Asia, David Stilwell, well being and human providers secretary, Alex Azar, former nationwide safety advisor John Bolton and former strategist Stephen Bannon.
Concerned officers and their households banned from coming into China
China’s international ministry stated within the assertion, “Over the past few years, some anti-China politicians in the United States, out of their selfish political interests and prejudice and hatred against China and showing no regard for the interests of the Chinese and American people, have planned, prompted and executed a series of crazy moves which have gravely interfered in China’s internal affairs, undermined China’s interests, offended the Chinese people, and seriously disrupted China-US relations”. As a results of the sanctions, the named officers, their households and corporations and establishments related to them are prohibited from coming into the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao of China.
Trump administration had referred to as out China for committing atrocities on Uyghur Muslims
The outgoing Trump administration had reportedly stated that China was committing genocide towards Uyghur Muslims and different Muslims in Xinjiang. Former secretary of state Pompeo had directed the Department of State to proceed to analyze and gather info relating to the Chinese atrocities towards Muslims in Xinjiang. However, Antony Blinken, secretary of state in Biden’s administration had stated that he agreed with Pompeo’s stand relating to China’s therapy of Muslims.