US imposes sanctions on 7 Chinese officials
The United States has imposed sanctions on seven Chinese officials over the situation in Hong Kong.
All of these individuals have been added to the sanctions list of the Bureau of Foreign Assets Control, this was stated in a statement issued by the US Treasury Department on July 16.
US Government Recommendations
At the same time, the US Department of State, Department of the Economy, Department of Homeland Security and Department of the Treasury issued a recommendation "outlining the increasing risks associated with actions by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region that could adversely affect US companies operating in Hong Kong".
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The recommendation also states that US citizens and businesses are prohibited from conducting certain transactions with those on the sanctions list without a general or special license from the US Treasury Department's Bureau of Foreign Assets Control or other exceptions.
Pressure on China
Earlier, in the final joint communique of the G7 summit, held in the UK from June 11 to 13, the leaders of the participating countries expressed their intention to agree on a unified approach to China's "non-market policies and practices." According to the statement, the countries also intended to urge China to "respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region."
On this issue, Chinese authorities have expressed strong opposition to the countries participating in the G7 summit.
