Is reacting and how it would like to respond all right its time to stream music i. China has Just Announced sanctions against the United States which target some of beijings most vocal critics this comes one week after the u. S. Sanctions several chinese officials over reports that they are targeting some ethnic minorities arties racial blevins is joining us now to break down the latest developments here so rachel what explanation did beijing give for the sanctions or a spokesperson for Chinas Foreign Ministry spoke out and she said that these sanctions are specifically in retaliation to distinctions that were imposed by the u. S. Last week and which they accuse several chinese officials of human rights abuses against ethnic and religious minorities now china has denied these accusations repeat. And it also accused the United States of trying to meddle in its internal affairs take a listen the vicious harassment interrogation and threats by the United States seriously damaged the legit