US, UK to sanction Chinese entities over HK security law
Retaliatory move expected to ratchet up tensions
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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 …
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