U.S. sanctions a bunch of Hong Kong-related sanctions ahead of first high-level talks with China

Enter 2021.03.18 10:55 | Revision 2021.03.18 10:59

On the 16th (local time), the US State Department put 24 high-ranking officials from China and Hong Kong on the sanctions list. It is the appearance of overtaking the steamship ahead of the high-level talks between the US and China on the 18th.

In accordance with the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (HKAA), which imposes sanctions on individuals and businesses who supported the suppression of Hong Kong’s autonomy, the US State Department designated 24 members, including a standing member of the National People’s Congress of China (Neon In University), as the subject of sanctions. Most of them are people who were banned from entering the United States during the former administration of Donald Trump.

US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln described the sanctions as “the US action against China unilaterally undermining Hong Kong democracy.” On the 11th, the Chinese National Assembly, the National Assembly, passed a bill to reform the Hong Kong election system with the aim of ensuring that only’patriots’ loyal to the Chinese Communist Party rule over Hong Kong. The reorganization plan included the addition of 300 Chinese personnel to the Hong Kong administrative ministers electoral team, and the establishment of a high-level committee to examine loyalty.

China foretold retaliation.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Li Zhen said, “The sanctions on the US side are in violation of the basic principles of international law and international relations, and are a serious interference with China’s internal affairs.” · We will firmly defend the interests of security and development and protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies and personnel,” he said.

He also emphasized, “The United States has shown its intention to incite confusion in Hong Kong through this sanction and to hinder the stable development of China,” and “China expresses strong opposition and criticism.”

The United States and China will hold a meeting between high-ranking officials in Anchorage, Alaska, on the 18th. This is the first time the two sides have met after Joe Biden took office. The meeting will be attended by U.S. Secretary Blincoln, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, China’s Political Officer in charge of Communist Party Diplomacy, and Wang Yi, a State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of Chinese Foreign Affairs.

The so-called’Alaska talk’ is a meeting that takes place in a situation where relations between the two countries are sharp since Trump’s former administration took a hard line with China.