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Beijing Sanctions 4 US Nonprofit Workers Over Hong Kong

Beijing Sanctions 4 US Nonprofit Workers Over Hong Kong
China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying attends a news conference in Beijing, on Oct. 9, 2020. She recently announced sanctions on four U.S. individuals, in apparent retaliation for the United States' sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for diminishing Hong Kong's freedoms.REUTERS/Thomas Suen
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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The Chinese regime will sanction four people who work for U.S. nonprofits that promote democracy, in apparent retaliation for recent U.S. moves to punish Chinese officials for rights abuses.

The decision, announced on Nov. 30, comes weeks after the Trump administration leveled sanctions on four Chinese officials over their roles in implementing Beijing’s draconian national security law in Hong Kong.
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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