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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Michael Martina and Daphne Psaledakis

U.S. imposes sanctions over rights abuses, targets China and Russia

Wu Yingjie, party secretary of Tibet Autonomous Region, attends a news conference on the economic and social development of Tibet, in Beijing, China May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Martin Pollard

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on dozens of people and entities over alleged rights abuses, including Russia's Central Election Commission, Iranian officials and Chinese nationals.

The U.S. Treasury Department said it imposed sanctions on Li Zhenyu and Zhuo Xinrong, both Chinese nationals, and 10 entities linked to the two, including Nasdaq-listed Pingtan Marine Enterprise (PME), over what Washington says are human rights abuses tied to China-based illegal fishing.

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