China slammed the United States for imposing „barbarous“ sanctions in response to Beijing’s crackdown in Hong Kong.
China on Saturday slammed the United States for imposing „barbarous“ sanctions in response to Beijing’s crackdown in Hong Kong, capping a dramatic week of deteriorating relations between the world’s two biggest economies. Meanwhile, the Hong Kong government described the sanctions as „shameless and despicable,“ adding that it fully supported „countermeasures.“ In the toughest U. S. action on Hong Kong since China imposed a sweeping new security law on the territory, Washington on Friday sanctioned a group of Chinese and Hong Kong officials — including the city’s leader Carrie Lam. The move came after President Donald Trump’s administration forced Chinese internet giants TikTok and WeChat to end all operations in the U. S., in a twin diplomatic-commercial offensive set to grow ahead of the U. S. presidential election in November. China on Saturday criticized the sanctions as „barbarous and rude.
