US sanctions Chinese officials over repression of minorities

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is sanctioning three senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party for alleged human rights abuses targeting ethnic and religious minorities China has detained in the western part of the country. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says additional visa restrictions are being placed on other Chinese officials believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, the unjust detention or abuse of Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and members of other minority groups. The de