Canadian Senators Urge Trudeau to Sanction Chinese Officials
More than a dozen Canadian senators asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sanction Chinese officials for human rights violations against Hong Kong protesters and the country’s Uighur population. In a June 23 letter, the lawmakers said they sent Trudeau a…
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list of Chinese officials who should be designated with Magnitsky Act sanctions and said China has committed “gross” violations of freedoms. “China is continuously showing us that it poses the biggest threat to mankind and a danger to international security,” the senators said. President Donald Trump said he is planning to impose sanctions on China (see 2005290047) but also said he previously held off doing so to avoid damaging the countries’ trade deal (see 2006220023).