Genocide Risk In Xinjiang, European Parliament Demands China Sanctions: Report
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According to the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), an import ban on all products produced by forced labour is on the Parliament's list of policies to be implemented.
An overwhelming majority of the European Parliament (EP) adopted its strongest language yet concerning the ongoing human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province, citing "crimes against humanity and serious risk of genocide".
The European Parliament "condemns in the strongest possible terms that the Uyghur community in the People's Republic of China has been systematically oppressed by brutal measures including mass deportation, political indoctrination, family separation, restrictions of religious freedom, cultural destruction, and extensive use of surveillance."
The European Parliament advocated additional sanctions targeting Chinese high-ranking officials, such as Chen Quanguo, Zhao Kezhi, Guo Shengkun and Hu Lianhe. They reiterated calls to a few remaining EU Member States to suspend extradition treaties with China and Hong Kong.
According to the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), an import ban on all products produced by forced labour and on products produced by all Chinese companies listed as exploiting forced labour is also on the Parliament's list of policies to be implemented.
