Beijing protests over US visa sanction on Chinese officials over Xinjiang
- Foreign ministry calls on Washington to immediately ‘correct its wrongdoing’
- Chinese embassy in the US claims measures in Xinjiang are ‘supported by all 25 million people of various ethnic groups’ in the region
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang also said on Wednesday that the US should immediately “correct its wrongdoing”.
The visa restrictions followed Monday’s announcement by Washington that it was adding entities to an export blacklist over their role in “China’s campaign of repression” in the Xinjiang region.
“China has made a solemn representation with the US side on its inclusion of 28 Chinese entities in its export control entity list under the pretext of the so-called human rights issue in Xinjiang. We have stated our solemn position in this regard,” Geng said.
“The Chinese side will continue to take firm and effective measures to resolutely safeguard the country’s sovereignty, security and development interests,” he said, referring to the visa restrictions.
Geng’s remarks came after the Chinese embassy in the US said in a series of tweets that imposing the visa restrictions “seriously violates the basic norms governing international relations, interferes in China’s internal affairs and undermines China’s interest”.