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    U.S. Joins EU In Sanctions Against China Over Treatment Of Uyghur Muslims

    The travel and economic measures protest "human rights violations and abuses" in the western Xinjiang region.
    by Jeannette Muhammad Mar 22, 2021 1 minute
    A protester near China's consulate in Istanbul on March 8.

    China and the European Union traded sanctions against each other's officials Monday and the U.S. joined "in parallel to measures by the European Union" to protest "human rights violations and abuses" in the western Xinjiang region.

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