US sanctions 34 companies over ties with Russia, Iran and China's Uighur Muslim policy

On Friday, Biden administration anunced sanctions on 34 companies and entities tied to China's military and Uyghur mirity policy, including those involved in enabling exports to Russia and Iran. According to Commerce Department, electronics and techlogy companies, as well as or businesses, were linked to “Beijing's campaign of repression, mass imprisonment, and high-tech surveillance” against Muslim mirities in Xinjiang province.

Sanction because of danger in United States' foreign policy

Commerce Department stated that group was sanctioned "for ir engment in, or danger of becoming involved in, actions detrimental to United States' foreign policy and national security objectives."

Fourteen companies based in China have allegedly been involved in country's policies toward Uyghurs and or ethnic mirities in rthwest Xinjiang region. sanctions prevent Americans from selling equipment or or commodities to companies, are latest in a series of financial and commercial retaliation by US in response to China's treatment of Uyghur people. 

On Friday, Commerce Department added companies to blacklist that it claimed seemed to be helping military activities or restricted nuclear research in Russia, as well as breaking trade restrictions against Iran. Eight of companies were sanctioned for supplying US techlogy to Iran, while ar seven have been blacklisted for working with Russia's military. Ar five were tasked with assisting China's military in acquiring lasers and or modernization techlogy.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that y will continue to use export controls aggressively to hold governments, companies, and individuals accountable for attempting to obtain US-origin commodities for subversive activities in countries like China, Iran, and Russia.

China has detained more than a million since 2017

In rthwest province of Xinjiang, Chinese government has detained a million or more people since 2017. China is accused by critics of running forced labour camps, as well as torture and forced sterilisation, in order to assimilate Muslim ethnic mirity populations.

US administration has targeted Hoshine Silicon Industry, a Chinese solar panel manufacturer, as well as or companies. It was part of US government's effort to take forceful action against China's ongoing campaign of repression against Muslim mirity communities in Xinjiang, according to US administration.

(Inputs from AP News)