China sanctions two Americans over Tibet rights controversy

Reuters

Published Dec 22, 2022 09:45PM ET

Updated Dec 22, 2022 10:21PM ET

BEIJING (Reuters) -China has sanctioned two Americans in retaliation for U.S. sanctions against two Chinese officials over human rights in Tibet earlier this month, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday.

Anti-sanctions measures against historian Miles Yu and Todd Stein, deputy staff director with the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China, will take effect from Friday, according to an order signed by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and announced on a ministry social media account on Friday.