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

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 Churchill and Kristin Huang

Published: 8:12am, 4 Dec, 2019

Updated: 10:57pm, 4 Dec, 2019

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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Owen Churchill

Owen joined the Post as US correspondent in 2018 after several years working as a reporter and editor in China. He covers US-China relations, trade, and wider issues concerning China's global presence. A co-founder of the Shanghai-based news outlet Sixth Tone, he is an alumnus of London's School of Oriental and African Studies and Fudan University in Shanghai.

Kristin Huang

Kristin Huang is a senior China reporter, who focuses on diplomacy and defence. She joined the Post in 2016 and previously reported for China Review News Agency. Kristin is interested in security in northeast Asia and China's growing military might.