China announced sanctions against 11 Americans on Monday to retaliate for U.S. sanctions against 11 Chinese officials involved in the oppression of Hong Kong, …
China announced sanctions against 11 Americans on Monday to retaliate for U. S. sanctions against 11 Chinese officials involved in the oppression of Hong Kong, including Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam. The targets of China’s sanctions included six U. S. lawmakers, all of them Republicans, and five executives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) concerned with human rights. The sanctioned American members of Congress were Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Marco Rubio of Florida, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, plus Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey. China had previously banned Cruz, Rubio, and Smith from traveling there. The sanctioned NGO executives were presidents Carl Gershman of the National Endowment for Democracy, Derek Mitchell of the National Democratic Institute, Daniel Twining of the International Republican Institute, and Michael Abramowitz of Freedom House, plus Executive Director Kenneth Roth of Human Rights Watch.
