The Asian nation responded to Washington’s unilateral measures against two officials and three Chinese companies following the publication of the document.

‘By issuing the report, the United States once again spread false stories about Xinjiang’ and sanctioned Chinese companies and personnel ‘citing the so-called human rights problems,’ said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning.

The spokeswoman stressed that the U.S. side’s sanctions constitute serious interference in China’s internal affairs and violate international law as well as the basic norms of relations in the world.

According to Mao, the measure is designed to vilify China and is detrimental to the rights and interests of its officials and enterprises.

Beijing announced a response against the U.S. intelligence data company Kharon, ‘which has long collected confidential information related to Xinjiang and provided alleged evidence for illegal U.S. sanctions related to Xinjiang,’ Mao said.

The Asian side’s countermeasures reach Edmund Xu, Kharon’s research director, and Nicole Morgret a former researcher at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies.

Both will be banned from entering China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

‘China will freeze the property of Kharon and the two individuals here, including their movable and immovable assets, and prohibit organizations and individuals in China from transacting and cooperating with them,’ Mao stressed.

The Foreign Ministry urged Washington not to slander about the Asian giant and to withdraw sanctions against its companies and officials.

If the United States refuses to change course, China will be undeterred and will respond the same way, he stressed. China has always rejected these accusations and assured that the policies applied in Xinjiang are aimed at combating terrorism and radicalization, but also at helping the socioeconomic development of its population.

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