The U.S. imposed sanctions Friday on seven Chinese officials from the mainland government’s Hong Kong liaison office over Beijing’s continued crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong. …
The U.S. imposed sanctions Friday on seven Chinese officials from the mainland government’s Hong Kong liaison office over Beijing’s continued crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong. The sanctions were posted by the Treasury Department and target deputy directors at the Hong Kong liaison office, which is used by the central government in Beijing to coordinate its policies in the semi-autonomous territory. The seven officials listed as “specially designated nationals” are Chen Dong, He Jing, Lu Xinning, Qiu Hong, Tan Tienui, Yang Jianping and Yin Zonghua. In an advisory issued earlier Friday, President Joe Biden’s administration warned U.
