Beijing to Sanction US Government Personnel Over Hong Kong

Washington condemned Hong Kong officials’ sentencing of pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years under a Beijing-backed law.

An aerial photo shows the container terminal at Tsing Yi in Hong Kong on Feb. 28, 2022. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images

Beijing will impose visa restrictions on some U.S. government personnel for speaking out about Hong Kong, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Dec. 10.

The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said that “Hong Kong is China’s Hong Kong” and that U.S. sanctions against Chinese officials interfered with “China’s internal affairs.”