Australia and New Zealand welcome sanctions on China over Uighur abuses but impose none of their own

Chinese embassy accuses Australia of the despicable tactic of smearing China' after foreign minister raises grave concerns' about human rights

Australia and New Zealand have raised grave concerns" about human rights abuses against Muslim minorities in China's Xinjiang region, citing the growing number of credible reports" of severe violations.

But while both countries have welcomed new coordinated sanctions announced by the UK, US, the EU and Canada, they have not announced any such measures of their own.