The United States slaps sanctions on the best tray, Hong Kong officials due to violations of rights Human Rights News

Foreign Minister Rubio says that Beijing “broke the promises” of Hong Kong residents, and depriving them of their freedoms.

The United States imposed sanctions on six Chinese officials and Hong Kong to punish China for a campaign of continuous repression on democracy defenders in the financial position, which was returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

The US State Department announced the sanctions on Monday. They are targeting prominent personalities, including the Hong Kong Raymond SEO Choc Yi and Minister of Justice Paul Lam, playing a role in the efforts made “to intimidation, silence and harassment 19 pro -democracy activists.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at X said that Beijing “broke her promises” after pledged to allow the region with a high degree of autonomy, “depriving freedoms of Hong Kong” and engaging in “national repression that targets activists on American soil.”

.StatedeptThe recent Hong Kong Politics Law report that Beijing has broken its promises to the Hong Kong people. The United States imposes sanctions on six individuals to undermine the independence of Hong Kong, and to deprive Hong Kong of freedoms, and in …

Secretary of Marco Rubio (Secrubio) March 31, 2025

The sanctions, which constitute a rare battle to human rights by President Donald Trump, will prohibit any interests carried by the six individuals in the United States and criminalize financial transactions with them in general under American law.

They are also targeting Dong Jingoy, a former former Civil Intelligence Agency in China, and she is now the director of the Beijing Office to protect national security in Hong Kong; Along with senior security and police officials Sony AU; Dick Wong and Margaret Chio.

“Adwan” campaign

Beijing promised a separate system for Hong Kong when Britain handed over the financial position in 1997.

However, it continued to launch the major campaign on the opposition, and imposed the rules of Drakconi National Security after major protests and sometimes democracy invaded the city in 2019.

The latest report on the Foreign Ministry’s policy law, which was published on Monday, referred to the laws of the National Security Law imposed by Beijing in 2020 and the Hong Kong National Security Protection Decree-which he said was used for “aggressive” supportive advocates of democracy and media freedom.

The targets included two former editors in the regular independent news port now Stop news -Cchung Pui-Kuen and Patrick Lam-who were imprisoned last year on charges of conspiracy to publish publications.

The Chinese authorities and Hong Kong said that the National Security Law-which punishes sabotage and collusion with foreign forces and terrorism with life in prison-brought stability to the China-controlled lands since the 2019 protests.

The six officials who were approved in line with an American law slowed by the Democratic Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s first official, CEO John Lee, is already undergoing US sanctions.