ChinaEXCLUSIVE U.S. preparing new sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown - sources
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Anti-government protesters react in front of skyline building at Tsim Sha Tsui is in Hong Kong, China October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
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The United States is preparing to impose sanctions on at least a dozen Chinese officials over their alleged role in Beijing s disqualification of elected opposition legislators in Hong Kong, according to three sources, including a U.S. official familiar with the matter.
The move, which could come as soon as Monday, will target officials from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as President Donald Trump s administration keeps up pressure on Beijing in his final weeks in office. President-elect Joe Biden takes over on January 20.
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Attack on Epoch Times Printing Press Fueled by HK Government Inaction: Media Advocacy Group
The Hong Kong government, through its inaction, was “encouraging” the recent violent attack on the printing press of the city’s edition of The Epoch Times, media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a statement condemning the incident.
Around 4 a.m. on April 12, four armed men barged into the Hong Kong edition’s printing warehouse. They smashed equipment with sledgehammers and scattered construction debris on equipment before stealing a computer and fleeing in a white van.
The incident lasted for approximately two minutes, but caused extensive damage. The Hong Kong edition was forced to temporarily halt operations to make repairs and upgrade the facility’s security system.
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Lam said Tuesday that Hong Kong s legislative elections would take place in December, more than a year after they were postponed last year with authorities citing public health risks from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) April 14, 2021 - 12:28 AM
Hong Kongâs electoral reform bill was introduced in the cityâs legislature on Wednesday, setting in motion changes that will give Beijing greater control over the process while reducing the number of directly elected representatives.
The bill is part of efforts to rein in political protests and opposition in Hong Kong, which is part of China but has had a more liberal political system since the 1997 handover from Britain.