US Limits Visa Issuance to Chinese Officials Threatening Hong Kong Autonomy

Citizens demanding democratization in Hong Kong marched through the streets of the Central district on the 9th, marking the first anniversary of the one million-strong protest against the "Fugitive Offenders Ordinance" (Extradition Bill).
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[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The United States announced on the 26th (local time) that it will restrict visas for Chinese officials responsible for undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and violating human rights and freedoms.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement released that day, "We announce visa restrictions on current and former Chinese Communist Party officials who are deemed responsible for or involved in undermining Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy guaranteed under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration (Hong Kong Handover Agreement) or violating human rights and fundamental freedoms. Their families may also be subject to restrictions." Secretary Pompeo did not specify who the targets of the sanctions are.

He explained that President Donald Trump had promised to punish Chinese Communist Party officials responsible for removing Hong Kong's freedoms, and this measure is to implement that promise.

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