The Chinese government has decided to impose sanctions such as asset freeze on the executives of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in China, saying that the Trump administration of the United States has impaired the autonomy of Hong Kong. Announced that it will impose similar sanctions on government officials and lawmakers.
The U.S. Trump administration has set criteria for disqualifying members of the Hong Kong legislative council and has undermined Hong Kong's autonomy. Announced that it will impose sanctions such as a travel ban and freezing of assets in the United States.
Hua Chunying, a spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accused the United States of using the Hong Kong issue to significantly interfere with China's internal affairs and undermine China's core interests at a press conference on the 10th. He announced that he would impose similar sanctions on US government officials, lawmakers, NGO officials and their families.
It does not disclose who is subject to sanctions or what it is.
At the same time, it announced that it would cancel the measures that allowed people with US diplomat passports to visit Hong Kong and Macau without a visa.
While the Trump administration is putting more pressure on China as the transition moves, China emphasizes its position to make no concessions on issues of its core interest.