Beijing has promoted a senior official whose name appeared on multiple Western sanction lists for his role in suppressing Uyghur communities in China’s far-western Xinjiang region, which several countries have labeled a constitute genocide. Wang Junzheng, 58, has taken over the top Chinese Communist Party (CCP) post in Tibet after serving as the Party boss of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), a paramillitary group in Xinjiang accused of serious human rights violations. His promotion was announced on Chinese state media on Oct. 19 along with the installations of six other regional chiefs. This comes as the CCP gears up for the 20th National Party Congress new year that would mark the biggest leadership reshuffle in five years. Wang was one of four Chinese officials sanctioned by the United States, Canada, the U.K., and the European Union earlier this year, making him one of the regime’s highest-ranking figures hit with …