US, UK to sanction Chinese entities over HK security law

Retaliatory move expected to ratchet up tensions

The US and the UK are expected to use US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo’s declaration that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous as a trigger to sanction Chinese entities to punish China for pushing a national security law on the territory, said a source well versed in relations among Hong Kong, China and the US.

The tit-for-tat actions by China and the …