Sec. 30323. United States Special Envoy for Xinjiang Province
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The Secretary of State shall establish within the Department of State the position of United States Special Envoy for Xinjiang Province (in this section referred to as the Special Envoy ). The Secretary may appoint an individual to the position of Special Envoy from among officers and employees of the Department of State. The Secretary may allow such officer or employee to retain the position (and the responsibilities associated with such position) held by such officer or employee prior to the appointment of such officer or employee to the position of Special Envoy.
The Special Envoy shall coordinate diplomatic, political, public diplomacy, financial assistance, sanctions, counterterrorism, security resources, and congressional reporting requirements within the United States Government to respond to the gross violations of universally recognized human rights occurring in Xinjiang Province of the People’s Republic of China, including by addressing— the mass detentions of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities; the deployment of technologically advanced surveillance and police detection methods; and the counterterrorism and counter-radicalism claims used to justify the policies of the Chinese Government in Xinjiang Province.