The Chinese government reacted with fury to the proposed legislation, which Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said "wantonly smeared China's counter-terrorism and de-radicalization efforts." "The issue that Xinjiang faces is not about ethnicity, religion or human rights. Rather, it is about fighting violence, terrorism and separatism," Hua said in a statement Wednesday. At her daily press conference, Hua added that the US would have to pay "the due price" for any wrong actions. "It's impossible that it will not affect China-US relations or cooperation in important areas," she said.

Source: CNN December 04, 2019 04:30 UTC