Lawmakers pressure Trump to sanction China over abuse of Uighur Muslims
Chinese officials are in Washington this week to negotiate President Trump's long-promised trade deal. But there is growing pressure on the Trump administration to sanction China for what Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the worst human rights abuses since the 1930s. CBS News has obtained a letter sent by a bipartisan group of lawmakers Wednesday, faulting the administration and urging action to stop mass arrests of Muslims. Margaret Brennan reports.
UP NEXT
UP NEXT
-
Attacks on Asian Americans spike across U.S. amid pandemic
CBS News
-
Biden administration to release report blaming Saudi Crown prince for Khashoggi murder
-
Pandemic causes surge in military families facing hunger
-
Army secretary vows "dramatic steps" to address sexual assault, hold leaders accountable
-
Deathbed letter from former officer alleges NYPD, FBI link to Malcolm X assassination
-
Police chief warns of extremist desire to "blow up" Capitol
-
Ex-gymnastics coach facing felony charges dies by suicide
-
Shelters for migrant children near capacity along the border
-
Major surgery performed on Tiger Woods' legs, long recovery ahead, golf future in doubt
-
American Airlines pilot spots mysterious object while flying over New Mexico
-
Momo with Infinity Song discusses "Music for the Movement"
-
New study looks at the demographics of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol
-
New variants threaten progress on combating coronavirus
-
Pelosi at DNC says Democrats' "guiding focus" must be "fighting for the people"
-
Republicans look to take control of the House of Representatives in 2022
-
Colson Whitehead on finding new perspectives
![image beacon](https://web.vortex.data.msn.com/collect/v1/t.gif?name=%27Ms.Webi.PageView%27&ver=%272.1%27&appId=%27JS%3AMSN%27&ext-app-env=%27prod%27&ext-javascript-libver=%274.0.0-beta-10%27&ext-user-localId=%27t%3A3E09729DAA8762BC1DE47D77ABD563BE%27&*baseType=%27Ms.Content.PageView%27&*isJs=False&*title=%27%27&*isLoggedIn=False&*isManual=True&*serverImpressionGuid=%27859db6a0-0d23-456d-8444-fc0ebee515af%27&-ver=%271.0%27&-impressionGuid=%27859db6a0-0d23-456d-8444-fc0ebee515af%27&-pageName=%27channelplayerpage%27&-uri=%27https%253A%252F%252Fwww.msn.com%252Fen-us%252FHealth%252Fvideo%252Flawmakers-pressure-trump-to-sanction-china-over-abuse-of-uighur-muslims%252Fvp-BB1d9Bl9%253Focid%253Dmsedgntp%25252Cmsedgntp%27&-referrerUri=%27%27&-pageTags=%27{"pg.t"%3A"video"%2C"pg.p"%3A"prime"%2C"pg.c"%3A""%2C"ex"%3A""%2C"rid"%3A"859db6a00d23456d8444fc0ebee515af"%2C"clid"%3A"3E09729DAA8762BC1DE47D77ABD563BE"%2C"clidType"%3A"muid"%2C"di"%3A"378"%2C"partner"%3A"CBS%2BNews"%2C"publcat"%3A"CBS%2BInteractive%2BInc."%2C"cvs"%3A"Browser"%2C"subcvs"%3A"lifestyle"%2C"entityId"%3A"BB1d9Bl9"%2C"entitySrc"%3A"vp"%2C"provid"%3A"BBrLgnM"%2C"dpt"%3A"video"%2C"sdpt"%3A""%2C"ar"%3A"0"%2C"dgk"%3A"downlevel.pc"%2C"imd"%3A"0"%2C"parentId"%3A""%2C"pgIdx"%3A""%2C"pgTot"%3A""%2C"anoncknm"%3A""%2C"afd"%3A""%2C"issso"%3A"0"%2C"aadState"%3A"0"}%27&-behavior=0&-market=%27en-us%27){kind=small}