The Chinese regime’s sanctions against Western individuals and entities who have been vocal about its human rights record should serve as a “wake-up call” for the democratic world, UK politicians and human rights advocates said on Friday. China’s Foreign Ministry said it would sanction nine individuals and four entities on the UK side that “maliciously spread lies and disinformation” about the treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. Benedict Rogers, deputy chair of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, one of the entities on the sanctions list, said, “Actually, it’s the Chinese Communist Party regime that spreads lies and misinformation.” “I think the regime is reacting not because it has any credibility on its side, but because it doesn’t like the truth being exposed and a light being shone on the human rights situation. And so it’s lashing out in response to that,” he told The Epoch Times. “I think that …