U.S. Reverses Chinese Police Institute Listing in First China-Sanctions Rollback

The Biden administration has lifted sanctions on China’s Institute for Forensic Science, an office that it had previously accused of playing a role in Beijing’s repression of Uyghurs — the first rollback of U.S. measures intended to punish the abuses.

In announcing the move, the State Department said Washington reversed the measures in exchange for vows by China to crack down on the export of fentanyl-precursor chemicals after Chinese general secretary Xi’s meeting with President Biden.