China sanctions US senators over Uighurs

Updated July 13 2020 - 6:56pm, first published 5:42pm
Ted Cruz (pic) and fellow senator Marco Rubio are among US officials to be sanctioned by China.
Ted Cruz (pic) and fellow senator Marco Rubio are among US officials to be sanctioned by China.

China has announced sanctions against US officials and entities, including two senators, in retaliation for Washington's sanctions against senior Beijing figures over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority.