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US sanctions 24 China and Hong Kong officials ahead of talks With screens showing Chinese President Xi Jinping, delegates attend the opening session of Chinas National Peoples Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday, March 5, 2021. The U.S. sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijings ongoing crackdown on political freedoms in the semi-autonomous city, including a decision to overhaul Hong Kongs el...

U.S. Punishes 24 Chinese Officials on Eve of First Talks Under Biden Setting a confrontational tone ahead of meetings in Alaska, the United States punished Chinese officials involved in eroding democracy in Hong Kong. Wang Chen, vice chairman of the National People’s Congress, is the most senior Chinese official targeted by the U.S. sanctions so far.Credit...Leo Ramirez/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images SEOUL — The United States punished 24 Chinese officials on Wednesday for undermining...

Mar 17, 2021 U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, elbow bumps with Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, and Japans Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, front, watch after a joint news conference after their two plus two security talks at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo Tuesday. Defense and foreign ministers from the U.S. and Japan are meeting to discuss their concern over Chinas growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region as the Biden admin...

U.S. Sanctions 24 Chinese and Hong Kong Officials Over Civic Rights This comes immediately prior to the first high-level meeting between U.S. and Chinese officials. Mar 17, 2021 | 07:00 AM EDT The United States has today deployed sanctions against 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials for undermining Hong Kongs ability to govern itself and elect its own government. Its the first direct action against China from the Biden administration, and comes at a vital time, right as U.S. Secretary of...

President of the Chinese Culture and Arts Association comments on electoral system amendments: Improve Hong Kong’s Ability to “Govern Itself” Chinese Culture and Arts Association Hong Kong, HONG KONG HONG KONG, March 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chinas top legislature endorsed on Thursday a decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which marks another major step to improve the regions legal and political systems, s...

The planned changes to Hong Kong’s electoral law give a pro-Beijing committee power to appoint more of Hong Kong’s lawmakers. The move will reduce the proportion of those directly elected and ensures that only those determined to be truly loyal to Beijing are allowed to run for office - effectively shutting opposition figures out of the political process. The U.S. announcement was made during a visit by Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Japan and South Korea, both of which are w...

Print this article Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attend a meeting in Tokyo, Japan, March 16, 2021. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters) The U.S. sanctioned 24 Chinese officials involved in the implementation of stringent security laws in Hong Kong on Wednesday, days before the first scheduled meeting between top Chinese and American diplomats. The sanctions were implemented according to the Trump administration’s Hong Kong Autonomy Act, in re...

AFP A funding body in Hong Kong on Wednesday warned the city’s vibrant arts sector that it will soon face much greater scrutiny under a draconian national security law forbidding public criticism of the city’s government or the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Hong Kong Arts Development Council said in a statement on its website that it was obliged to ensure that any artists, exhibits, or projects using its funding complied with Hong Kong law, including the national s...

POLITICO Playbook PM: Louie Gohmert tries to memory-hole Jan. 6 Presented by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) is circulating a resolution to honor Capitol Police officers that takes out a reference to what happened on Jan. 6. | Al Drago/Getty Images We noticed the right track/wrong track numbers hit 50-50 last week in our running POLITICO/Morning Consult tracker, a high-water mark for the past year. This week, it crept up even further to 55% saying the country is on the right track, 45% on the wron...

The United States has sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese officials over Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on dissent in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, including a decision to overhaul the city’s electoral system. The sanctions, announced late on Tuesday, were introduced under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act and list officials who are deemed responsible for eroding the rights and freedoms promised to the people of Hong Kong at the time of its handover from British to Chinese rule. Last June, Beijing impos...