Beijing’s top representative office in Hong Kong says sanctions imposed by US on senior Hong Kong and Chinese officials were “clowning actions” that would not frighten or intimidate Chinese people
Luo Huining, the director of the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong, said being included on the list shows that he has done what he should for the city and his country.
Hong Kong Commerce Secretary Edward Yau, who wasn't sanctioned, called the sanctions “unreasonable and barbarous” and said they would harm US interests in the city, an Asian financial and shipping hub. However, Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong at the end of June, following months of anti-governmentThe new law prohibits what Beijing views as secessionist, subversive or terrorist activities or what it sees as foreign intervention in Hong Kong's internal affairs. Police now have sweeping powers to conduct searches without warrants and order internet service providers and platforms to remove messages deemed to be in violation of the legislation.
The Hong Kong government accused the US of using Hong Kong as a pawn to create trouble in the China-US, calling the sanctions “blatant and barbaric interference” in China’s internal affairs.
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