The US State Department said Washington has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials to combat the “forced assimilation” of Tibetan children in public boarding schools. It has been reported Reuters.
“We call on the PRC authorities to end the repression of Tibetan children in public boarding schools and end the oppressive assimilation policy,” Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken said.
Qin Gang, head of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before that declarationBeijing is protesting speculation about human rights abuses in China’s Tibet and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regions.
Earlier, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said that Beijing considers Washington’s restrictive measures imposed on some Chinese officials for alleged human rights abuses in Tibet as interference in the country’s internal affairs.
As the Chinese Foreign Ministry representative stated, Washington has no right to impose restrictive measures against Beijing because of Tibet. He also stressed that such steps by the US would lead to a response from the PRC.
As previously reported, the US request Spend the money allocated for Ukraine on Taiwan.