Canadian government hits Chinese leaders with new penalties over human rights
Ottawa puts strict limits on 8 Chinese officials linked to actions in Xinjiang and Tibet. The move blocks their assets and stops any financial deals with Canadians‚ while Beijing pushes back against claims
In a bold-move this december‚ Ottawa introduced tough rules against 8 Chinese officials due to their actions in different regions. The sanctions target high-ranking people who worked in places like Xinjiang Tibet and managed programs against Falun Gong followers
Chen Quanguo and Wu Yingjie (former leaders in Xinjiang and Tibet) cant now use their money or do business with anyone in Canada: these rules make it hard for them to work with canadian banks or buy stuff
The UN looked at whats happening in Xinjiang about 2 years ago — their report showed big problems with how China deals with Uyghur people. More than a million people got locked-up in camps since 2017‚ and many had really bad things happen to them. But China says its not true
Canadaʼs own human rights record is full of problems... it has wantonly smeared and slandered other countries
The timing is interesting because just a few months ago Melanie Joly went to Beijing to fix things between countries. But now its clear that old problems dont go away easy — remember how both sides locked-up each others people back in 2018
- US did similar things before
- UK put limits on Chinese officials too
- EU made their own rules against China
Canada sent its top person in Beijing to check Xinjiang this year‚ and he told local bosses straight-up that things look bad. But China keeps saying everyone should mind their own business and stop making trouble
