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US hits Chinese officials with travel bans over ‘repressive acts’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not identify which Chinese officials would be subjected to the ban nor say how many would be affected [Kevin Lamarque/ Pool via AP Photo]

United States President Joe Biden’s administration is imposing travel bans on Chinese officials whom it accuses of repressing Uighur Muslims, as well as other ethnic and religious minorities.

The US State Department announced on Monday that it is barring the officials from travelling to the US because of their involvement in “repressive acts” and crackdowns on freedom of speech and religion in China and abroad.

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