[Epoch Times December 04, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Li Yan comprehensive report) A spokesperson for the US Treasury Department said on Friday (December 3) that a series of sanctions will be announced next week to highlight the US Democracy Summit Held on the 9th and 10th, and sanctions those who engage in corruption, serious violations of human rights and undermining democracy.
According to Reuters, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Finance said: “The Ministry of Finance will take a series of actions to identify individuals who engage in malicious activities that undermine democracy and democratic systems around the world, including corruption, repression, organized crime, and serious violations of human rights. behavior.”
The Ministry of Finance declined to provide specific information about those facing sanctions.
The Ministry of Finance will also announce a series of proposals aimed at closing loopholes that allow corrupt officials to take advantage of the real estate market and address loopholes in corporate transparency networks. These loopholes allowed corruption to breed and illegal gains to flow into the United States.
As the Treasury Department makes this announcement, President Joe Biden will convene hundreds of leaders from all over the world to host the US Summit for Democracy online on December 9th and 10th.
The report said that next week’s democracy summit will be a test of President Biden’s early commitments. After taking office in January, Biden announced in his first foreign policy speech that he would lead the United States to return to a global leadership position to face authoritarian forces led by China and Russia.
The State Council’s invitation list shows that 110 countries will participate in the two-day democracy summit by then. The White House announced in its August 11 announcement that after the first democracy summit, the second face-to-face democracy summit will be held about a year later.
The list announced on November 23 included Taiwan, but not China and Russia. China and Russia therefore condemned the United States for splitting, but the White House refuted it.
White House spokesperson Jen Psaki emphasized at a press conference on Thursday that the purpose of the summit is to bring together government, civil society, and private sector leaders who “represent different democratic experiences around the world.” Discuss how to “protect democracy around the world and support democracy around the world“.
“We have nothing to apologize, no matter what the criticism of any country in the world is.” Psaki said.
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