The US Capitol building, where the UIGHUR Act came before the House of Representatives for a vote on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE The US Capitol building, where the UIGHUR Act came before the House of Representatives for a vote on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
The US Capitol building, where the UIGHUR Act came before the House of Representatives for a vote on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Xinjiang
China /  Politics

China protests as US House passes Uygur bill demanding sanctions over human rights abuses in Xinjiang camps

  • Legislation urges US government to act to counter China’s crackdown on Muslims and other minority groups
  • It would prohibit the export of certain US technologies that could be used in state-sponsored suppression

Topic |   Xinjiang
Owen ChurchillKristin Huang
Owen Churchill  and Kristin Huang

Updated: 10:57pm, 4 Dec, 2019

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The US Capitol building, where the UIGHUR Act came before the House of Representatives for a vote on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE The US Capitol building, where the UIGHUR Act came before the House of Representatives for a vote on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
The US Capitol building, where the UIGHUR Act came before the House of Representatives for a vote on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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