U.S. Bans Travel by Chinese Officials Tied to Muslim Abuses

October 8, 2019, 2:57 PM EDT Updated on October 9, 2019, 4:15 AM EDT

Move comes as Chinese trade delegation expected in Washington
China has told U.S. to ‘stop interfering’ on domestic issues

Surveillance cameras are mounted to a post near a mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang in Nov. 2018. Source: Bloomberg

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The Trump administration is slapping visa bans on Chinese officials linked to the mass detention of Muslims, the latest in an escalating series of U.S. steps to pressure Beijing over what Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has called “the stain of the century.”