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By Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers will introduce legislation on Wednesday, December 14, 2009 – http://www.wikipedia.org/cgi-bin/general/index.htm
The law will also ask President Donald Trump to condemn China's actions in the Xinjiang region, call for a new "special coordinator" of US policy on the issue of US technology mass detention of ethnic Uighurs, according to a copy of the measure seen by Reuters.
Chen Quanguo, who is also a member of the powerful politburo, and other officials "credibly alleged to be responsible" for the security crackdown, the measure will say.
"Chinese government officials should be held accountable for their complicity in this evil," said Republican US Representative Chris Smith, one of the sponsors of the bipartisan legislation that will be presented in both the Senate and House of Representatives.
The White House and the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, which is also being run by Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Democratic Senator Bob Menendez
Trump's senior aides have recently become more vocal in their criticism of China's treatment of its minority Muslims in Xinjiang, which has sparked an international outcry. Any sanctions, however, would be a rare move on human rights grounds by the Trump administration against China, with whom it is engaged in a bitter trade war.
Beijing has dismissed accusations of abuse in Xinjiang, urging the United States and other countries to stay out of its internal affairs.
China 's top diplomat said earlier on Tuesday that the world should ignore "gossip" about developments in Xinjiang and trust authorities there, when asked if Beijing would allow international observers to inspect camps holding Muslims there.
Western countries including Canada, France, Germany, and the United States have urged China to shut down camps in Xinjiang, where activists say they are 1 million members of the Uighur minority and other Muslims are being detained. Far western Xinjiang faces a threat from Islamist activists and separatists, China has said in the past.
Rubio said in a statement that some Chinese officials have been responsible for "possible crimes against humanity."
The Trump Administration, Xinjiang, U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The new bill calls for consideration of measures under the Global Magnitsky Act, which deals with the rights of the United States, and prohibitions on Americans doing business with them, and around the world.
It will be necessary to take action against the Chinese authorities in order to address the issue of Uighurs living in the United States.
(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick, Editing by Sandra Maler and Peter Cooney)
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