US President Donald Trump has said he has postponed sanctions on Chinese authorities over the detention of Muslims in Xinjiang to protect trade talks between China and the United States.
According to the French news agency AFP, President Trump said this in an interview published on Sunday.
Human rights activists say China has detained about 1 million Chinese Uighur Muslims and Turks and is trying to force them out of their religion and culture.
On the other hand, China says it is running a vocational education center to prevent Islamic extremism.
The issue further strained Sino-US relations, which had already been hit hard by the trade war.
When the news website Axio asked President Trump why sanctions were not being imposed on Chinese officials, he said, "We are very close to a big trade deal." And I have a very good deal of 250 250 billion. "
"You've probably seen them shopping a lot, and no more restrictions when you're close to a deal," he said. The tariffs I have imposed on China are tougher than any sanctions.
The Trump administration has been criticized for making concessions to human rights abusers, but the US president last week signed a legal document imposing sanctions on Chinese authorities holding people in Xinjiang.
Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton has alleged in his book that President Trump allegedly told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he supported the Xinjiang campus, but Trump denied this. ۔
The book also alleges that the US president sought the help of the Chinese president for the election, to which Trump replied, "I did not say come and help me." Why would I say that? And the other thing is that when I meet them, the room is full of people, so wouldn't I want to talk like that? '
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