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US Sanctions Chinese Official Over Role in Persecuting Spiritual Practice Falun Gong The Trump administration on Dec. 10 sanctioned a Chinese official for his involvement in “gross human rights violations” against practitioners of Falun Gong—a spiritual practice persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 1999. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States would bar entry to Huang Yuanxiong, a police chief at the Wucun police station in Xiamen city, southern Fujian ...

Home | News & Events | Public Designations of Current and Former Government Officials Under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State Public Designations of Current and Former Government Officials Under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Promoting and advancing respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms continues to be a...