China ‘Strongly Condemns’ Treasury’s Designation of Xinjiang Abuses
Beijing reacted with scorn to the Treasury Department’s designation Dec. 10 of 15 individuals and 10 entities for their alleged connections to human rights abuses in several countries (see 2112100034). Treasury singled out Chinese tech firm SenseTime for developing facial…
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recognition algorithms it said “can determine a target’s ethnicity, with a particular focus on identifying ethnic Uyghurs” in Xinjiang. Treasury’s action to block any business from being transacted with any of the named individuals or entities “seriously interferes in China’s internal affairs” and “gravely violates basic norms governing international relations,” a Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson said Dec. 13. “China firmly opposes and strongly condemns this,” he said. “We urge the U.S. to immediately revoke its wrong decisions and stop moves that interfere in China’s internal affairs and undermine China’s interests. If the U.S. insists on having its way, China will take strong countermeasures in response.”