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Written by: Hong Yilin
2020-08-09 09:16
Last update date: 2020-08-09 09:26After the United States announced sanctions on 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized the Chinese Communist Party for arresting democrats in Hong Kong on social media on August 8. The relevant actions were not a one-off.
The world has witnessed more examples of the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to coerce and control its citizens including the arrests of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and the control Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. These actions aren't one-offs. pic.twitter. com/s77vLrJ66w
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) August 8, 2020Pompeo tweeted: "The world has witnessed more examples of the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to threaten and control its citizens, including the arrest of pro-democracy social activists in Hong Kong, and the control of Muslim minorities (Hui) in Xinjiang. Those. The action is not one-off."
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On the 7th, the US Treasury Department announced sanctions on 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials and announced their names, including Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, Secretary of Justice Zheng Ruohua, and Director of the Liaison Office Luo Huining.
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