China officials hit by US sanctions over ‘forced assimilation’ of children in Tibet

Antony Blinken criticises China's state boarding schools that seek to eliminate Tibet's distinct linguistic, cultural and religious traditions'

The United States will impose visa sanctions on Chinese officials pursuing forced assimilation" of children in Tibet, where UN experts say one million children have been separated from their families.

Secretary of state Antony Blinken said the US would restrict visas to Chinese officials behind the policy of state boarding schools, in the latest in a series of US moves on Beijing that comes despite a resumption of high-level dialogue.