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Canada sanctions 4 Chinese officials for human rights abuses in Xinjiang

Canada joined the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union today in placing sanctions on Chinese officials suspected of involvement in a years-long campaign of persecution against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s western Xinjiang province.

In a statement announcing the sanctions, Global Affairs Canada accused the four high-ranking officials of participating in “gross and systematic human rights violations” in Xinjiang.

That’ll show them commies!

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