China ‘Bullying’ UK Over HSBC Hong Kong Accounts: Pompeo

China ‘Bullying’ UK Over HSBC Hong Kong Accounts: Pompeo
The sign at a branch of HSBC near Liverpool Street Station in London on Nov. 2, 2015. Tim Ireland/AP Photo
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using “coercive bullying tactics” with the UK, said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing HSBC bank’s reported conduct toward Hong Kong account holders.

HSBC UK is reportedly denying Hong Kong-based executives of the pro-democracy publisher Next Media access to their personal bank accounts and credit cards, Pompeo said in a statement on Wednesday.