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US sanctions|Liu Zhaojia: Don’t rule out Trump’s election rush to further hit Hong Kong 

2020-08-10T04:23:19.224Z


The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, Director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Xia Baolong, and others. Liu Zhaojia, vice chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association, said in an interview with Hong Kong and Taiwan today (10th) that the United States sanctions current and former officials in China and Hong Kong. As expected, the sanctions list involved leaders, and the actions were rather unfriendly and hostile. He pointed out that China has many countermeasures, but he expects to be more restrained in the short term, so as not to overreact and help Trump's election.


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Author: Zheng Rongdi

2020-08-10 12:13

Last update date: 2020-08-10 12:13

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, Director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Xia Baolong, and others. Liu Zhaojia, vice chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association, said in an interview with Hong Kong and Taiwan today (10th) that the United States sanctions current and former officials in China and Hong Kong. As expected, the sanctions list involved leaders, and the actions were rather unfriendly and hostile.

He pointed out that China has many countermeasures, but he expects to be more restrained in the short term, so as not to overreact and help Trump's election.

[US Sanctions List] The US Treasury Department announced on Friday (7th) that 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-e, will be sanctioned. The picture shows the sanctioned Secretary of Justice Zheng Ruohua. (Data Picture / Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Liu Zhaojia analyzed that it is not ruled out that US President Trump seeking re-election and encountering an election crisis will further hit Hong Kong to provoke more conflicts between China and the United States. He also believes that the United States at this stage tends to achieve political goals without paying a heavy price. Sanctions.

Liu said that China has many countermeasures because the United States also enjoys a number of preferential treatments in Hong Kong, such as the establishment of a consulate in Hong Kong, visa-free entry to Hong Kong for US passports, tariff-free commodities, and airlines' rights and benefits in Hong Kong. However, he expects that the central government will be more restrained in the short term, so as not to overreact to help Trump's election, and in the future will have a tougher attitude towards the pro-American forces in Hong Kong.

It is rumored that the central government intends to allow all members of the Legislative Council to extend their posts, including those who are disqualified by the Returning Officer. Liu Zhaojia believes that if the central government is willing to take the simplest way to extend the term of office for all members, it is not surprising, but this may embarrass the democratic members, because agreeing to extend the office is tantamount to endorsing the government's decision to postpone the election and it is difficult to explain to radical supporters. .

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