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US Sanctions Chinese and Hong Kong Officials for Human Rights Abuses
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The officials targeted include Paul Lam, Hong Kong's secretary of justice, and several others who have been involved in the pursuit and prosecution of activists who have been critical of the Chinese government. Critics argue that the new national security law imposed on Hong Kong has led to self-censorship and further repression of opposition voices.
Today, in response, the United States is sanctioning six individuals who have engaged in actions or policies that threaten to further erode the autonomy of Hong Kong in contravention of China's commitments, and in connection with acts of transnational repression.
Beijing and Hong Kong officials have used Hong Kong national security laws extraterritorially to intimidate, silence, and harass 19 pro-democracy activists who were forced to flee overseas, including a US citizen and four other US residents.
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perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 3.British Foreign Policy
- 4.US-China Relations
- 5.Protests
- 6.Authoritarianism
- 7.China under Xi Jinping
- 8.Human rights
- 9.Freedom of Speech
- 10.Hong Kong Retrocession to China
- 11.Hong Kong Democratic Movement
countries
organizations
persons
- 1.Paul Lam
- 2.Raymond Siu
- 3.Dick Wong
- 4.Donald Trump
- 5.Dong Jingwei
- 6.Margaret Chiu
- 7.Sonny Au
- 8.Chow Hang-Tung