US Senate Unanimously Passes 'Hong Kong Autonomy Act' Targeting China
![Protesters in Hong Kong marched inside a shopping mall in the city on the 12th, holding flags that read "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times" and "Hong Kong Independence." [Image source=Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2020062605402627115_1593117626.jpg)
Protesters in Hong Kong marched inside a shopping mall in the city on the 12th, holding flags that read "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times" and "Hong Kong Independence." [Image source=Yonhap News]
View original image[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] On the 25th (local time), the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the "Hong Kong Autonomy Act," which imposes sanctions on individuals and companies supporting China's suppression of Hong Kong's autonomy.
This bill will officially take effect once it passes the House vote and is signed by President Donald Trump. Given the unanimous passage in the Senate, it is highly likely to pass the House as well.
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The bill allows the U.S. government to sanction Chinese officials and Hong Kong police involved in undermining Hong Kong's autonomy, and also to impose secondary boycotts (third-party sanctions) on banks that conduct transactions with them.
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