US slaps sanctions on Chinese officials over Tibet rights
Washington (AFP) Dec 9, 2022
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on two senior Chinese officials over "serious human rights abuse" in Tibet, including alleged torture and killings of prisoners and forced sterilization. The United States blocked any US assets and criminalized transactions with Wu Yingjie, who was China's boss in Tibet from 2016 to 2021, and Zhang Hongbo, China's police chief in the Himalayan re