US restricts visa to Chinese officials over 'repressive campaign'

US has anunced visa restrictions against officials of Chinese government and Communist Party of China for instituting a highly "repressive campaign" against ethnic and religious mirities, including Uyghur Muslims, in country's Xinjiang province. US accused China of carrying out high-tech surveillance and draconian controls against mirities in country's Xinjiang Uyghur Automous Region. " Chinese government has instituted a highly 'repressive campaign' against Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and or members of Muslim mirity groups in Xinjiang Uyghur Automous Region," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. " repressive campaigns include mass detentions in internment camps, pervasive, high-tech surveillance, draconian controls on expressions of cultural and religious identities and coercion of individuals to return from abro to an often perilous fate in China, he said. 

Visa restrictions on Chinese officials

According to Pompeo, se visa restrictions would be on Chinese government and Communist Party officials who are believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, detention or abuse of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, or or members of Muslim mirity groups in China. Family members of such persons may also be subject to se restrictions, he said. decision of visa restrictions came a day after US blacklisted 28 Chinese companies from purchasing any American products for being implicated in human rights violations and or abuses in Xinjiang region.

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ting that US will continue to review its authorities to respond to se abuses, Pompeo called on China to immediately end its campaign of repression in Xinjiang and release all those arbitrarily detained. " protection of human rights is of fundamental importance and all countries must respect ir human rights obligations and commitments. US will continue to review its authorities to respond to se abuses, Pompeo said.

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US-China tre negotiations

US decision on visa and companies of China comes as two-nation will hold next round of tre negotiations on October 10, as two major tring powers are trying to end ir bruising tre war. American side would be led by US Tre Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin. Chinese delegation will be led by Vice Premier Liu He. China and US have been negotiating a tre deal for more than 10 months w. President Donald Trump wants to reach an agreement with Chinese that reduces massive tre imbalance between two countries, which last year climbed to over USD 539 billion. He also wants China to dress issue of ft of intellectual properties of US companies and ir forced coercion inside China.

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Earlier imposed tariffs on Chinese imports

Trump ministration h first imposed tariffs on Chinese imports last year in a bid to win concessions from China, which responded with tit-for-tat tariffs. escalating dispute between world's two largest ecomies has depressed stock prices and poses a threat to global ecomy. Both sides have me conciliatory gestures ahe of next round of talks, but a deal remains elusive. US postponed a furr tariff hike on Chinese goods, and China lifted punitive duties on soybeans. move helps both American farmers and Chinese pig breeders, who use soy as feed and are struggling with a devastating outbreak of African swine fever.

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