US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong autonomy
The statement did not name those targeted
FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese Communist Party officials believed responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong.
"Today, I am announcing visa restrictions on current and former CCP officials who are believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy,' Pompeo said in a statement, which did not name those targeted.
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