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Pompeo Warns of US Sanctions Over Mass Arrests of Hong Kong Opposition Figures

Pompeo Warns of US Sanctions Over Mass Arrests of Hong Kong Opposition Figures
Then-U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a press conference at the State Department in Washington on Oct. 21, 2020. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened U.S. sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for the mass arrests of more than 50 opposition figures in Hong Kong.

“The United States will not stand idly by while the people of Hong Kong suffer under communist oppression,” said Pompeo in a Jan. 6 statement.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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