Russia & China hit back at EU sanctions as tensions over 'genocide' ramp up

China and Russia have hit back at Western countries for sanctions imposed on Chinese officials over human rights abuses in Xinjiang. The US, UK and the EU imposed the sanctions on Monday due to accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide against Uighur muslims in China.

Western countries have long targeted Russian officials close to Vladimir Putin over issues such as the invasion of Crimea, nerve agent attacks in Sailsbury and alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US Presidential election.

However this is the first time the EU has placed sanctions on China for human rights abuses since the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

Beijing claims the camps in Xinjiang are simply for reeducation and reducing extremism, though survivors of the prisons claim they are far more sinister. Reports of torture, forced sterolisation and slave labour have emerged in recent years. China responded with its own sanctions against Brussels on Monday and said the time for countries interfering in its internal affairs is over.

Some MEPs have said they could block an EU/China trade agreement signed last year as tensions between the two powers heat up.

Steven Edginton, The Sun

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[heatrayzvideo]

Bullies don't like it when people stand up to them

[TermiteVideo]

The EU are signing financial deals with both Russia and China. Mixed messages I think

[ibnhassanq]

the western governments have always used human rights ideology as a tool of international politics, deployed when convenient and ignored otherwise- Noah r Feldman professor of law at Harvard law school.

[m.goodengumman]

What about the human rights abuses happen in India? When is EU and USA going to take action??

[jaypusha]

Just interesting how most of the major Muslim countries are silent about what is happening to their fellow Muslims in China? Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Malaysia, etc. Maybe we need to stop picking every fight in the playground and tell the other kids to stick up for themselves.

[thegreatone]

I’m more concerned with the human rights abuses in the US with blacks, Latinos, Muslims and now Asians getting genocide everyday.

[Singular]

Any news on Guantanamo or US War crimes committed in Afghanistan?

[joezw]

The west all of a sudden - "I love muslims so much i'm going to lie about their genocide in a country that treats them far more better than we do" cue clown music 😂

[jackmnop]

"Mankind knows where genocide had been practice in history. For example, the extermination of the Native Indian (American} population in America is truly a genocide, and the consequence of the genocide still live in today, and there never been a full acknowledgement of genocide by the US Government. This is the reality on the ground." - Victor Gao.

[Super-Sheepy]

When South Park have addressed it a year before the news, you know there is something wrong

[knowledged]

Very good decision by China and Russia

[niyou]

The beautiful sight is everywhere in the West now, like I always say, kama is always there, it will late sometimes, but never miss. Carry on what you are doing people, to lie, to bully, to invade the others, you guys will see the rebound in no time.

[benjovic]

The EU will then say okay didn't work they tried, but the trade deal is more important .

[greenbanana]

The U.K. having a go at Russia and China what are we thinking!?!?

[LengJai]

Usa and uk have some cheek saying chinas breaching human rights 😭

[HubbaHubba]

As the EU is run by Germany then it's in no position to accuse another Country of Genocide as proven with the Holocaust

[skylimit]

In yt, the "Real Xinjiang" video channel shows real daily life of Xinjiang. They show many people from Xinjiang responded to Pompeo's Claims on Torturing.
Uyghurs Refuting Michael Pompeo's False Claim. If you want the truth, take a look.

[maemae]

It good to keep isolated China and Russia to do their own things.

[ocean]

If you want to know what a real genocide is, go visit some of the native American reservations.

[davidtanslow]

Yet they don't mind the USA human rights abuses of the Mexican and South American immigrants detained and putting their children in cages!!! Double standards or what?