China claims harassment as US refuses bail to scientist Tang Juan

Name: China hits back at UK claims of forced sterilisations and other human rights abuses against Uygurs
Uploaded: 2020-08-03T13:58:02.000Z
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Description: China hits back at UK claims of forced sterilisations and other human rights abuses against Uygurs

Foreign ministry declines to comment on case of Chinese researcher accused of visa fraud by lying about her military and Communist Party connections

Sanctions on a Xinjiang paramilitary organisation for alleged abuses against Uygur Muslims are dismissed as ‘interference in China’s affairs’

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Tang Juan (pictured left and right) was one of four people charged with visa fraud for allegedly concealing being members of China’s military while working in the US. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Published: 9:58pm, 3 Aug 2020Updated: 12:17am, 4 Aug 2020

China on Monday accused the United States of “monitoring, harassing and wilfully detaining” Chinese students and researchers in the US.

Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin’s comments follow the denial of a bail request in California for a university researcher accused of lying about her ties to China’s military and governing Communist Party to gain access to the United States.

Wang also criticised the Trump administration for imposing sanctions on a major paramilitary organisation in the country’s western Xinjiang region and on two officials for alleged human rights abuses against ethnic and religious minorities.

He said China had no intention of helping Tang Juan escape from the United States, but did not otherwise comment directly on the accusations against her.

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China hits back at UK claims of forced sterilisations and other human rights abuses against Uygurs

However, he said China urged the US to “handle the case fairly in accordance with the law and ensure the safety and legitimate rights and interests” due to Tang.