US imposes sanctions on senior Chinese officials over Uighur abuses

Mike Pompeo says US 'will not stand idly by' over abuses of ethnic minorities in China's western region of Xinjiang The United States has imposed sanctions on three senior officials of the Chinese Communist party, including a member of the ruling politburo, for alleged human rights abuses targeting ethnic and religious minorities in the western part of the country. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo said in a statement: "The United States will not stand idly by as the Chinese Communist party carries...