Sanctions on Chinese entities in Hong Kong and Xinjiang have provided the administration another set of tools to outflank Beijing amid fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and the collapse of bilateral trade negotiations.
in Hong Kong — said of the residents in the territory: “Their freedom has been taken away. Their rights have been taken away.”
“If these human-rights designations are seen as transactional and a cudgel, and not really about our values and the rule of law, over time it has a corrosive effect on our ability to curb Chinese behavior and the ability to rally others,” said a Democratic aide on Capitol Hill who has been involved in legislative efforts on China policy and who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record.
“Everybody has their interests in mind, but at the end of the day it’s pretty clear both chambers of Congress, both parties, and a number of key officials see this to be aligned with what they want to see happen,” Chu said of the administration’s actions.Chinese officials and its state media have responded to the U.S.
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