23 Mar 2021

“When China sanctions free, critical European politicians, institutions and dissidents, merely for having been critical against China, it is a clear attack on citizens' freedom of expression in Europe and Denmark. Let me emphasise that the EU's sanctions only affect Chinese officials, who are directly responsible for gross human rights violations.”

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Jeppe Kofod

   Politician

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

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China sanctions 10 EU individuals and four entities as a retaliatory move for the punitive measures rolled out on it the previous day by the European Union

China sanctions 10 EU individuals and four entities as a retaliatory move for the punitive measures rolled out on it the previous day by the European Union - Reaction in the EU

EU - China relations

EU imposing sanctions on 4 Chinese officials responsible for gross human rights violations in Xinjiang