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China slaps tit-for-tat sanctions on US lawmakers, envoy over Uighur rights abuses
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Sam Brownback, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. Credit: AFP Photo
Sam Brownback, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. Credit: AFP Photo

China announced on Monday "corresponding sanctions" against three senior Republican lawmakers and a US envoy in retaliation for visa bans and asset freezes on Chinese officials imposed by Washington over Uighur rights abuses.

The sanctions will be applied on the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China, US State Department ambassador at large for religious freedom Sam Brownback, Senator Marco Rubio, Senator Ted Cruz and congressman Chris Smith, according to the foreign ministry.

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(Published 13 July 2020, 14:51 IST)