<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A UN special rapporteur Friday demanded an end to sanctions on China, pointing out the “multifaceted negative” impact of such restrictions, including on jobs and Chinese students as well as education and academic cooperation with US and European institutions.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“China represents a particular case with regards to the impact of unilateral sanctions and means of their enforcement, given its strong and diverse economy and its growing global economic outreach,” said Alena Douhan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Douhan is the UN special rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights and she concluded her 12-day official visit to the world’s second-largest economy on Friday. She will present China's report to the Human Rights Council later this year in September.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Decline in business activities and the significant loss of global markets either due to unilateral sanctions per se or due to over-compliance with such measures by foreign businesses and entities have led to job losses, with consequent disruptions in social protection schemes, by disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable, particularly in labor-intensive sectors, including women, older persons, and all those in informal employment,” said Douhan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During her trip to China, Douhan met representatives from national and local government institutions, non-governmental organizations, associations, humanitarian actors, businesses, UN entities, academia, businesses, as well as the diplomatic community, said a statement by the UN Human Rights Office.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides the capital Beijing, she visited Urumqi, Shihezi, Changji, Hotan, and Shenzhen cities.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd/fas</div>