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US Sanctions Hong Kong Leaders

VOA News

   The United States has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong's pro-China
   government leader and other Hong Kong officials for allegedly
   suppressing freedom in the former British colony.

   The Treasury Department announced the sanctions against Hong Kong Chief
   Executive Carrie Lam and other government leaders on Friday, the latest
   in a series of moves the Trump administration has taken against China
   amid rising tensions over the coronavirus and trade disputes.

   The sanctions are aimed at penalizing Beijing for curtailing
   anti-government demonstrators in Hong Kong. There was no immediate
   response from Hong Kong or Beijing.

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