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Written by: Wu Zhuoan
2020-08-10 17:41
Last update date: 2020-08-10 17:41The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office Xia Baolong and others. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today (10th) that it will impose sanctions on 11 U.S. officials, including U.S. Senators Rubio, Cruz.
The Hong Kong government immediately issued a document stating that it fully supports the central government's countermeasures against the United States and will fully cooperate in implementation. In the press release, the government reprimanded the US government for intensifying its efforts and imposing so-called "sanctions" against officials of the Central People's Government and the Special Administrative Region Government. They acted despicably and shamelessly, saying that the citizens of Hong Kong, like the people of the whole country, feel indignant.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China took countermeasures today and announced that 11 U.S. politicians, including U.S. Senators Rubio and Cruz, will be sanctioned immediately. The SAR government issued a document to fully support the central government’s countermeasures against the U.S. and will fully cooperate with the implementation. The spokesman said that in response to the recent unreasonable implementation of so-called "sanctions" against officials of the Central People's Government and the SAR government by the U.S. government, which blatantly and rudely interfered in the internal affairs of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China announced today that it will impose sanctions on 11 American individuals.
A government spokesperson denounced that the United States has blatantly deviated from the basic norms of international law and international relations in recent months, ignored the rampant atrocities that took place in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the past year, and used human rights, democracy, and autonomy as an excuse to pass bills and announce administrative orders against Hong Kong. The United States has recently even more wantonly vilified the "Hong Kong National Security Act" passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and announced and implemented in Hong Kong, fully exposing its double standards and hypocrisy, and seriously harming bilateral relations, saying that the central government and the SAR government have repeatedly dealt with the United States. The actions expressed firm opposition, and the central government also stressed that it reserved the right to take countermeasures.
The government spokesperson continued that the US government has recently stepped up its efforts to impose so-called "sanctions" against officials of the Central People's Government and the Special Administrative Region Government. They acted despicably and shamelessly. "The citizens of Hong Kong are as indignant as the people of the whole country."
The spokesperson believes that the Central Government’s sanctions against 11 American individuals in response to the wrong actions of the United States are necessary measures to safeguard China’s interests. The SAR Government fully supports this and will fully cooperate with the implementation and follow up in accordance with the law.
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