China slams US sanctions over alleged rights abuses in Tibet
Last updated on: 12 December,2022 12:53 pm
China has been accused of harsh policies to quell ethnic dissent
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday that US sanctions on two senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses in Tibet were illegal and seriously harmed Sino-US relations.
The US Treasury Department said on Friday it imposed sanctions on Wu Yingjie, the Chinese Communist Party chief in Tibet between 2016 and 2021, and Zhang Hongbo, a senior public security official in the region.
China has been accused of harsh policies to quell ethnic dissent and control religious activities in Tibet -- accusations that China rejects.