Some of the over 100 people nabbed under HK’s security law have been accused of advocating for foreign sanctions.
US relations with China have plunged in recent years over a swathe of issues, including Beijing’s crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong after the city was rocked by huge and often violent democracy protests nearly two years ago. Those listed are mostly top Communist Party officials in Beijing as well as senior national security police officers in Hong Kong.
Blinken and White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan are set for talks with senior Chinese official Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Alaska.
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