In a raging trade war the U.S blacklisted 28 Chinese companies, mainly tech entities. The sanctions were announced by the U.S Department of Commerce that enforce enlisted companies pre-order approval from Washington for Trade activities.
“The U.S. government and Department of Commerce cannot and will not tolerate the brutal suppression of ethnic minorities within China,” Department of Commerce realeased a statement.
Why New Sanctions on China?
The U.S authorities call new sanctions a response of Chinese brutality against indigenous Muslim minority of Uighurs in Xinjiang.
China is accused of detaining Muslim minorities in torture cells and other seriuos human rights violations.
A blame that China denies stating its secrete camps in Xinjiang for Educational and training purposes for the largest Muslim population of province.
However, the sanctions this time were not shot directly from President Trump. Surprisingly, not under his powerful twitter handle.
Worldwide Condemnation
China is has been facing growing condemnation from global community in recent months.
It has allegedly locked down up to one million ethnic Uighurs and other minority Muslims in different locations of Xinjiang.
That is supposed to be the largest series of internmet camps anywhere in the world.
Moreover, Human Rights Watch says “The current Chinese human rights violations are of a scope and scale that not seen in China since the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution.
The U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had also outburst Chinese treatment of the Uighurs as the “stain of the century.”
The Impacts of New U.S Sanctions
The world’s largest video surveillance supplier “Hikvision” would be outburst with new sanctions. Dahua Technology is another Chines Tech giant that will be affected badly.
Meanwhile the other banned entities include government and Tech companies of China.
Why Tech Companies?
According to U.S Commerce Department the reason to target Tech companies is the strong and inhuman tracking survillence of Uighurs by Chinese Authorities.
The blacklisted government companies include at least 20 security bureaus of Xinjiang.
Trade War Timeline
The Escalating timeline of U.S China Trade Tension has increased tariffs of $360 billion of Chinese products.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is also considering to stricken Chinese exports.
However, some experts think the U.S China Trade was hurting back U.S economy.
U.S China Trade Talks
The timing of the newly blacklisted Chines companies is quite meaningful.
As the major financial blow enacted right before a high-level Chinese and American officials meet is scheduled in Washington.
In a response, The U.S Commerce Department spokesman denies the timely act is related to those talks between the two giant.
President Trump however, suggest the Chinese inhuman acts in Honk Kong would hurt progress on trade talks.
“I think they’re coming to make a deal, it’s got to be a fair deal.” Trump said.
