Trump 'held off on Xinjiang sanctions over China trade deal'US President Donald Trump has said he held off on imposing sanctions over Xinjiang to protect trade talks with China. When asked by news site Axios why he has held off on imposing direct US Treasury sanctions on Chinese officials linked to Xinjiang, Trump said: "Well, we were in the middle of a major trade deal." Bolton alleges in his book that Trump told Xi that he approved of the Xinjiang camps, an allegation denied by the American leader. "No, not at all," Trump told Axios when asked about the request. "What I told everybody we deal with -- not just President Xi -- I want them to do business with this country.

Source: Bangkok Post June 22, 2020 07:30 UTC