The Trump administration has been critical of Beijing’s recent decision to pass a sweeping national security law aimed at limiting Hong Kong’s autonomy and banning literature critical of the Chinese Communist Party.” and an assault “on the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong.”
In a statement Friday, Pompeo said: “The Chinese Communist Party has made clear that Hong Kong will never again enjoy the high degree of autonomy that Beijing itself promised to the Hong Kong people and the United Kingdom for 50 years. President Trump has made clear that the United States will therefore treat Hong Kong as ‘one country, one system,’ and take action against individuals who have crushed the Hong Kong people’s freedoms.
Along with Lam, Treasury is also sanctioning Chris Tang, Stephen Lo, John Lee Ka-chiu, Teresa Cheng, Erick Tsang, Xia Baolong, Zhang Xiaoming, Luo Huining, Zheng Yanxiong, and Eric Chan. “As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the individuals named above, and of any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by them, individually, or with other blocked persons, that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons, are blocked and must be reported to OFAC,” according to the announcement.The new security law is the latest issue to cloud relations between Washington and Beijing.
The world’s two largest economies are also struggling to mend trade relations, with intellectual property theft proving to be a major sticking point. Tensions between the U.S. and China have been increasing daily after
So Trump will also sanction himself for sending troops to crack down BLMprotest and his policies of suppression?
shiroihamusan Thanks for StandWithHongKong
CCP 🇨🇳 has basically committed criminal acts against humanity for INTERNATIONALLY WITH INTENT, to get power and control over the planet, by unleashing a virus they mutated from their bio-weapons division and sending all over the world. -The devilcrats 👹 are INVOLVED!
CCP pumpets are well deserved it! Thanks! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you the US for holding the human rights abusers accountable! Hope allies of the US would follow suit.
kerokero_HKer Thanks! Although facing the evil Chinazi, NationalSecurityLaw & PoliceBrutality, Hongkongers are not giving up! Besides CarrieLam, many other officials & HKPolice must be sanctioned! NewEastBerlin HK FreeHK HongKongNeedsHelp DefendingHongKong StandWithHongKong
kerokero_HKer Thanks! No matter how evil the CCP Chinazi NationalSecurityLaw are No matter how brutal the HKPolice is HKer are still fighting for justice, liberty & democracy💪🏿😠 Hongkonger are not giving up! StandWithHongKong AntiChinazi FreeHK PoliceBrutality HumanitarianCrisis
Good to hear the sanctions. They deserve that.
kerokero_HKer Thanks for StandWithHK! :) Hongkonger is under HumanitarianCrisis now Though this time a much bigger crisis, HKer not surrender! Still fighting for justice, HumanRight & democracy! HongKong HongKongNeedsHelp StandWithHongKong NationalSecurityLaw DefendingHongKong
YEEESSSSS!!! Sanction CarrieLam!!! She deserves it for all the evil things she has done on HongKongers. Fight for freedom, StandWithHongKong!
shiroihamusan These thugs, aka CCP running dogs, deserve! They hurt HongKong people and autonomy without mercy! Thanks US(˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵) taking the lead in sanctioning them, declaring a war on anti democracy and StandWithHongKong ! CCP_is_terrorist
shiroihamusan Hope more free world leaders also sanction Chinazi puppets StandWithHongKong
HKers are welcoming the sanctions We are too powerless to hold them accountable, thank you US for helping us to do so
Congrats to the CCP puppets! They deserve it
ymtchristy Thank you US.
Justice arrived HK finally. Thanks America so much ! (Btw, Carrie Lam Facebook a/c still exists while her Twitter a/c is banned. Strange!)
Despite the NationalSecurityLaw, HKers shall never surrender. HKers will never forget and forgive HKPoliceBrutality which is connived by CCP and HK officials. They must pay. HKers urge the world to join with USA sanction those human right violators
hau_hk Thanks! Hongkonger well knew CCP Chinazi & HKPolice HKGov are evil & brutal Totalitarianism long ago.. HKer is still fighting, For justice, HumanRight & democracy! Besides StandWithHongKong, Pls also help Tibet & Uyghurs!! . DefendingHongKong HumanitarianCrisis
As a Hongkonger, I understand it is difficult for HK to have justice, HumanRight, liberty & democracy.. But We’re still fighting! Thanks for supporting us! :) No more PoliceBrutality, evil CCP Chinazi Totalitarianism! SOSHK FreeHK DefendingHongKong StandWithHongKong
She deserves it
Finally, HongKongers saw the light... Thank you America!
Thank you American for standwithhongkong. When nationalsecuritylaw launched, even showing our gratitude for this move may infringe the law, depends on how CCPChina politicians instruct. Yet, we still want to show our appreciation to the great and brave move done by the U.S.!
Thank you. FreeHongKong
Thanks 🇺🇸 in making our dream to come true! These officials are finally held accountable for assaulting hkers’ freedom and human rights! Let’s hope more will be on the list! standwithHK
CarrieLam is the HongKong leader who kills her city.
Stronger terms should be applicable to these 11 people - their freedom, salary, authority, living conditions, status is maintained. Whereas political prisoners, those undergo legal proceedings, damages pertains to physical & psychological harm & the departed are irrevocable!!
WOW I cannot believe you actually reported this!!!!
A great news to all HongKongers! Thank you America for StandWithHongKong 🇺🇸🇭🇰 looking forward to more sanctions coming to those who helps and supports CCP this evil regime.
A good start but their boss hasn’t been sanctioned yet.
a great news for me in this terrible 2020
These puppets should thanks their master, they have what they deserved finally. Let them stay along in the 'Great China' but not anywhere else.
More puppets of the ChineseCommunistParty should be sanctioned. HongKong
This is very rich.
Glad that the Trump Government is holding these oppressers accountable! Hope this will help Hongkongers to FightForFreedom! StandWithHongKong HKIndependence
Good news! More people should be added to the list. StandWithHongKong
The day finally come....we must hold these people accountable. 🙏🏻
She deserves it!
A cheerful night for HongKongers, there are too much bad news recently. Hope more sanction on them.
Oh say can you see.... Thank you! StandwithHK
WHO CARES? People in the U.S. are jobless, hungry, homeless, dying in record numbers and 'Moscow Mitch' lets the Senate walk away. Trump opines about the hundred of thousands of COVID deaths 'It is what it is.' Get your priorities straight!!
That’s a nice move! Hope other countries will sanctions the China and hk gov officials! Actions speak louder than words to stop HumanRightsViolations! It will be glad if the gov officials’ family members are sanctioned as well! StandwithHongKong FreeHongKong
Thank the US🙏 We have been looking forward to sanctions against these human rights abusers. At this moment, Hong Kong is full of joy🥳🤗🍾
Funny for a president bent on silencing opposing views and free speech. He has really damaged our credibility.
“Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.” -George Washington (not a commentary on George Washington)
Throw all them damn communists 🇨🇳CCP out of the United States 💯❗❗❗
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Still waiting on those Saudi Arabia sanctions
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