US Sanctions 6 Foreign Officials Over Recent Mass Arrests in Hong Kong

Pro-democracy activist Lester Shum is taken away by police officers in Hong Kong, on Jan. 6, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

The United States on Jan. 15 sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials in response to mass arrests of pro-democracy figures in the city last week.

Among those sanctioned is a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official You Quan, who heads the Party agency that oversees foreign influence operations.