Beijing had vowed to strike back against the U.S. for what it claims is inappropriate meddling in it internal affairs in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
China on Monday announced retaliatory sanctions against U.S. officials and entities, including Republican Senator Marco Rubio, after Washington sanctioned senior Chinese officials who it claimed are responsible for mass detentions, religious persecution and forced sterilization against Muslim Uighur minorities in China's Xinjiang province.
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying disclosed the sanctions during a daily briefing. Also sanctioned: Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas; Sam Brownback, a U.S. Ambassador for religious freedom; Representative Chris Smith, R-N.J.; and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, which monitors human rights.Hua said the sanctions would begin immediately and those penalized would be barred entry to China. But she did not specify how the U.S.
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