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China is imposing sanctions on several US individuals and organisations in response to recent US sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong.
Those targeted include former US Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross.
The counter-sanctions come days before US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is due to visit China.
The US sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong were because of their role in the security crackdown in the territory.
Washington also warned its business community of the growing risks of operating in Hong Kong.
China introduced the National Security Law in Hong Kong last year in response to massive pro-democracy protests. It criminalises secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces and carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
China imposes sanctions on US officials, entities
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Beijing, July 24 : China has imposed sanctions on several US individuals and organisations in response to recent US sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong. Those targeted include former US Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross.
The counter-sanctions have come days before US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is due to visit China, the BBC reported on Saturday.
The US sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong were because of their role in the security crackdown in the territory.
Washington also warned its business community of the growing risks of operating in Hong Kong.
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US hits seven individuals with Hong Kong related sanctionsInternational 2021-07-17, by Editor Comments Off 0
The United States has targeted seven Chinese individuals with Hong Kong-related sanctions, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said in a statement.
“The US Departments of State, Commerce, Homeland Security, and the Treasury issued an advisory to highlight growing risks associated with actions undertaken by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) that could adversely affect US companies that operate in the Hong Kong SAR of the People’s Republic of China”, the statement said.
For Chinese Regime, Suicide In Hong Kong Is An Act Of Terrorism
If someone is unhappy, that s one thing. But if a city is unhappy, that means something very different.
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HONG KONG On the evening of July 1, outside the Sogo Department Store in Hong Kong, Leung Kin-fai stabbed a police officer from behind with a knife and later killed himself. The incident was described as a local lone wolf terrorist attack by authorities. According to
Ming Pao, a local newspaper, Leung, a man in his 50s, had no accomplices and wrote a suicide note before the murder, mentioning his dissatisfaction with society and criticizing the brutality of police, who he said harbor criminals and are not subject to checks and balances. Further, he expressed his belief that freedom has been lost after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law. The police have not yet released the full contents of the suicide note.