On Wednesday, EU ambassadors approved the travel bans and asset freezes on four Chinese individuals and one entity
The names of the sanctioned parties will not be made public until March 22
The European Union should expect countermeasures if it imposes sanctions against Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses, Chinese state media outlet China Daily wrote on Wednesday.
In an editorial, the paper described policy in Xinjiang as no different from what Western countries have done to fight terrorism, and called claims of genocide or forced labour in the region "politically motivated to disadvantage China."
