World China threatens to retaliate after House passes bill to punish Beijing for mass internment December 3, 2019December 3, 2019Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on China threatens to retaliate after House passes bill to punish Beijing for mass internment The legislation comes amid increasing scrutiny of China's human rights abuses, against democracy protesters in Hong Kong and nearly 1 million Uighurs.