China’s Foreign Ministry announced Monday sanctions against several American officials, including members of Congress who are allegedly “inadequately performed” on issues related to Hong Kong.
The sanctions were clearly in President Donald Trump’s tariffs and retaliation against the sanctions brought on by the US against Chinese and Hong Kong officials for participating in “cross-border crackdowns.”
US Department of State I’ll bring it Principality He abused Hong Kong’s “national security laws,” which threatened, silenced and harassed six Hong Kong officials “injured, silenced and harassed 19 democratic activists who were forced to flee abroad.” One activist was a US citizen, and the other four were US residents.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio I said The sanctions demonstrated “the Trump administration’s commitment to keeping those responsible for depriving people of protected rights and freedoms in Hong Kong, or those responsible for carrying out cross-border oppression against the soil of the United States or the people of the United States.”
Both the first Trump administration and the Biden administration I was imposed Sanctions against Chinese officials for compromising Hong Kong’s autonomy and practicing cross-border oppression.
China Farrrr He condemned the sanctions on March 31 and promised that “decisive measures” would be taken soon. It would take three weeks for those measures to arrive.
Guo Zi-Kung, spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs repetition When it announced Beijing’s retaliation on Monday, it accused China of US sanctions of “serious interference in China’s internal affairs, Hong Kong issue.”
Guo said China will sanction “people, staff and chiefs of NGOs (non-governmental organizations) who have acted badly on Hong Kong’s issues.” He did not name the target of sanctions.
Guo said the retaliatory sanctions were approved by the “China Republic’s Conflict Sanctions Act.” This is a threatening act passed by China’s Rubber Stamp Congress in 2021, and ostensibly requires automatic sanctions on the country that deliberately takes action against human rights abuse.
“Our message to the US: Hong Kong is not interfering with China’s Hong Kong and Hong Kong’s Brook intervention,” Guo said.
“The US’s false practices on Hong Kong-related issues will certainly meet China’s decisive response and mutual measures,” he threatened.
The tariff war between the US and China was undoubtedly considered in Beijing’s actions. Chinese officials have it Condemnation Currently, US tariffs are “arrageous and shameless” up to 245% in total.
