The US has accused Beijing of eroding Hong Kong’s freedoms as it tightens its grip. Photo: Sam Tsang
US sanctions 7 Hong Kong liaison office officials
  • The officials were sanctioned over what Washington calls the erosion of Hong Kong’s freedoms
  • Beijing had previously threatened ‘strong’ countermeasures if the US acts
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The US has accused Beijing of eroding Hong Kong’s freedoms as it tightens its grip. Photo: Sam Tsang
US sanctions 7 Hong Kong liaison office officials
  • The officials were sanctioned over what Washington calls the erosion of Hong Kong’s freedoms
  • Beijing had previously threatened ‘strong’ countermeasures if the US acts
6 hours ago
US-China relations
US sanctions 7 Hong Kong liaison office officials
6 hours ago
  • The officials were sanctioned over what Washington calls the erosion of Hong Kong’s freedoms
  • Beijing had previously threatened ‘strong’ countermeasures if the US acts
Latest US sanctions on Hong Kong draw a collective shrug from analysts

‘They’re running out of things to do,’ former US consul general in Hong Kong says after seven deputy directors in the Hong Kong Liaison Office are sanctioned.

‘They’re running out of things to do,’ former US consul general in Hong Kong says after seven deputy directors in the Hong Kong Liaison Office are sanctioned.

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Fahd Husain reported the details in his column that came as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Pakistan PM Imran Khan both described the blast as a ‘terrorist attack’.

Fahd Husain reported the details in his column that came as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Pakistan PM Imran Khan both described the blast as a ‘terrorist attack’.

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