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Senate passes China sanctions bill after White House relents
A bipartisan agreement was reached to target those who curb Hong Kong's independence.
www.politico.com
Last week, Trump signed a bill that requires his administration to name potential sanctions targets over China’s continued detention of Uighur Muslims, a religious minority; but in an accompanying signing statement, the president said he would treat a key provision as “advisory and non-binding.”
Trump also acknowledged in an interview last week that he initially declined to implement certain sanctions against China over its detention of Uighurs, in order to salvage his trade deal with the country — a move that could boost his reelection bid.