This story is from August 1, 2020

US imposes curbs on Chinese firm, persons over Xinjiang rights abuse

US imposes curbs on Chinese firm, persons over Xinjiang rights abuse
NEW YORK: The US on Friday imposed sanctions on a Chinese company and two officials related to the company for what it said were human rights abuses against Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang province.
Friday’s move blacklisted the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps along with Sun Jinlong, former party secretary of the XPCC, and Peng Jiarui, deputy party secretary and XPCC commander. The treasury department identified the firm as a paramilitary organisation subordinate to the Chinese Communist Party that “enhances internal control over the region”.

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