China Sanctions US Research Firm and Analysts Over Xinjiang Reports

Sanctions are retaliation for a yearly US government report on human rights, according to China's Foreign Ministry.

China has imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on US research company Kharon and two analysts, Edmund Xu and Nicole Morgret, who have reported extensively on alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
The sanctions are a response to a yearly US government report on human rights in Xinjiang, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning.
China continues to deny allegations of human rights abuses, insisting that facilities in Xinjiang were meant to counter violent extremism and teach job skills.
China has warned that if the United States refuses to change course, it will not hesitate to respond in kind.
The US has previously imposed visa bans and a range of other sanctions on dozens of officials from China and Hong Kong.