The EU agrees with China’s sanctions on Xinjiang abuse; first in three decades

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FILE PHOTO: A fence of the perimeter was built around what is officially known as an educational center for vocational skills in Dabancheng in the Autonomous Region of Xinjiang Uighur, China, 4 September 2018. Photo taken on 4 September 2018. REUTERS / Thomas Peter

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A European Union foreign minister formally agreed to blacklist Chinese officials for human rights abuses on Monday, one EU diplomat said, the first sanctions against Beijing since an EU arms embargo in 1989 after the suppression of Tiananmen Square.

The ministers approved the travel ban and the freezing of assets on four Chinese individuals and one entity, whose names will be announced later Monday, accusing them of violating rights against the Chinese Uighur Muslim minority in Xinjiang.

EU envoys approved the measures in advance last week.

Report by Robin Emmott, edited by Sabine Siebold

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