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US hits China anew for rights abuses in western Xinjiang

by AP Diplomatic Writer
| July 31, 2020 3:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration took new aim at China on Friday by imposing sanctions on a major paramilitary organization in the country’s western Xinjiang region and its commander for alleged human rights abuses against ethnic and religious minorities.

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