Members of Congress belonging to both main parties have sent a letter to President Trump requesting he impose sanctions on China over its crackdown on the majority Muslim Uighur community in Xinjiang province. The letter, signed by more than 100 members of Congress, was delivered Tuesday and is addressed to Trump. Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang are reportedly being incarcerated in "training centres", possibly in their millions. McDougall laid out the extent of the crackdown -- sweeping arrests without charges for even the simplest expression of ethno-religious identity, mass surveillance with mandatory collection of biometric data like DNA samples and iris scans, and the confiscation of travel documents, requiring people to apply for permission to leave the province. However, the Chinese government said those under detention were being rehabilitated after being exposed to religious extremism.
Members of Congress belonging to both main parties have sent a letter to President Trump requesting he impose sanctions on China over its crackdown on the majority Muslim Uighur community in Xinjiang province. The letter, signed by more than 100 members of Congress, was delivered Tuesday and is addressed to Trump. Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang are reportedly being incarcerated in "training centres", possibly in their millions. However, the Chinese government said those under detention were being rehabilitated after being exposed to religious extremism.