Yet not a single Chinese official has been listed under the legislation since it was implemented 18 months ago. Some experts say it’s time for that to change, despite the already toxic relationship between the two countries. The first Magnitsky Act was passed by the U.S. in 2012, designed initially to sanction Russian officials involved in the prison death of a lawyer investigating a sweeping tax fraud. The furious Chinese response to Canada’s arrest of Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou, though, has led to calls for a tougher stance, such as invoking Magnitsky. Chinese officials liken them to “boarding schools,” providing vocational training and discouraging extremism.

Source: National Post May 15, 2019 19:42 UTC