U.S. Trump administration announced that 11 Hong Kong government top officials have imposed sanctions on August 8 at 4:41
The Trump administration of the United States has announced that it has imposed sanctions on 11 Hong Kong government officials, including top Hong Kong administration secretary General Lin Zheng Yue, for impairing Hong Kong's autonomy. We are increasing the pressure on China.
The U.S. Treasury Department issued a statement on the 7th, in addition to ▼ Hong Kong's top administrative secretary, Mr. Lin Zheng Xue, and ▼ Hong Kong police executives, such as the top of the Hong Kong police officer ▼ Hong Kong Macau Secretariat in charge of Hong Kong's problems with the Chinese government It was revealed that 11 people, including the chief of the office, Chief Xia Bao Ryu and senior officials of the Chinese government, were subject to sanctions that freeze assets in the United States.
Sanctions are against the Hong Kong National Security Act, which counters anti-government moves in Hong Kong, and is based on a presidential decree signed last month by President Trump.
The statement criticized Mr. Chung Lin as "the chief executive officer of the Chinese government's policy of suppressing the liberal and democratic process," and all eleven of them impaired Hong Kong's autonomy and expressed the expression of Hong Kong citizens. He accuses of restricting freedom of assembly.
In his statement, Treasury Secretary Munushin stressed that "the United States is with the citizens of Hong Kong and will exercise the means and powers we have for those who undermine Hong Kong's autonomy."
Secretary of State Pompeio also said in a statement: ``It is clear that this time the U.S. measures are against the actions of the Hong Kong authorities and the Chinese Communist Party violates its promise to maintain a'one country, two system'. as it "to send a message, we have checks and balances strongly Xi Jinping leadership.
The Trump administration is strengthening pressure on China by removing the preferential measures such as economy and trade that have been recognized in Hong Kong after the enforcement of the National Security Maintenance Law of Hong Kong, and in anticipation of the presidential election in November, The tough posture against China is made clearer.