China says it "firmly opposes" and "strongly condemns" US sanctions on Chinese artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime, saying it will take "effective measures" to fight back if necessary. The US Treasury announced it was blacklisting SenseTime on Friday, saying its facial recognition programmes were designed in part to be used against Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in Xinjiang where UN experts and researchers estimate more than one million have been incarcerated in prison camps. The start-up has now decided to postpone a planned $767 million initial public offering in Hong Kong.

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