WASHINGTON, 21 January, 2021, (TON): On Wednesday, President Joe Biden’s National Security Council’s spokesperson called China’s sanction to former Trump administration officials as “unproductive and cynical”, and urged people from both parties to condemn the action.  

China announced sanctions of “lying and cheating” against former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other 27 officials. It is indeed a striking rejection of its relationship with Washington under the former administration. 

Pompeo and others had planned, promoted and executed moves and interfered in the country’s internal affairs, China’s foreign ministry said.

The ministry banned the ex-officials and immediate family members from entering China and also restricted the companies doing businesses with them. 

While talking to the media, Biden’s National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said in a statement, “imposing these sanctions on Inauguration Day is seemingly an attempt to play to partisan divides, Americans of both parties should criticize this unproductive and cynical move. President Biden looks forward to working with leaders in both parties to position America to out-compete China.”

In response to Mr. Pompeo’s word on calling China accused of the genocide against the Uighur Muslims, Chinese foreign Ministry spokesperson said that this so called determination by Pompeo is nothing but paper, and this U.S. politician is notorious for lying and cheating. He is making himself a laughing stock and a clown, he added. 

China has repeatedly rejected accusations of abuse in its Xinjiang region, where a United Nations panel has said at least 1 million Uighurs and other Muslims had been detained in camps.

Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said on Tuesday he agreed with Pompeo’s assessment.

He told his Senate that there was no doubt that a most significant challenge was posed by China to the U.S. and he believed there was a very strong foundation to build a bipartisan U.S. policy to stand up to Beijing.