Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said 'we sincerely hope' that 'the American people can truly live without gunshots, discrimination and fear.'
sought to crack down on an increase in gun violence in major cities by rolling out measures against untraceable, so-called"ghost guns" and by nominating former federal prosecutor Steven M. Dettelbach to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The Biden administration has also acknowledged systemic racism in the U.S., including an ongoing wave of attacks against individuals of Asian descent, and has taken steps to address the problem. The State Department's annual human rights report released Tuesday included a lengthy list of alleged violations committed by China, including"genocide and crimes against humanity" conducted"against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang.
, have classified as an adaptation of ETIM. The U.S. disagrees with this view, though it has not designated TIP as a terrorist organization on any of its lists either.also accused China of committing"genocide and crimes against humanity" in Xinjiang, as well as other abuses in other Chinese territories, including"to erode fundamental freedoms and autonomy in Hong Kong, and to carry out systematic repression in Tibet.