Chinese officials sanctioned

The United States yesterday 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 China has detained in the western part of the country. The decision to bar the senior officials from the US is the latest of a series of actions the Trump administration has taken against China as relations deteriorate over the coronavirus pandemic, human rights, Hong Kong and trade. Just a day earlier, the administration announced visa bans against officials deemed responsible for barring foreigners’ access to Tibet.