France and Germany summon Chinese envoys over sanctions spat


  • World
  • Wednesday, 24 Mar 2021

PARIS (Reuters) - France, Germany and other European countries called in China's ambassadors in their capitals on Tuesday to protest at Beijing's response to European Union sanctions on Chinese officials accused of involvement in human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

The European Union joined the United States, Britain and Canada in imposing the sanctions on Monday, the first such coordinated Western action against Beijing since Joe Biden became U.S. president.

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