In a tit-for-tat move, China on Monday announced sanctions on US lawmakers and an envoy over the issue of Uighur rights in Xinjiang.
China's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Beijing sanctioned officials at US' China Commission; Sam Brownback, ambassador for International Religious Freedom, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith, daily Global Times reported.
