In the fast escalating tit-for-tat Washington blitz on China, the Trump administration Friday announced sanctions on top Chinese Communist officials which bar them and even their family members from entering the United States.
It's a severe punitive move for Beijing's recent crackdown on Hong Kong's autonomy. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in announcing the measure - a major shot across the bow no doubt - as part of "carrying out the President's orders" further consistent with a congressional law.
The new visa restriction measures will apply to current and former top Chinese Communist Party officials “who are believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy.”
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