U.S. Sanctions New Group of Chinese Officials Over Hong Kong
- Officials targeted were members of National People’s Congress
- Move stopped short of most senior officials like Li Zhanshu
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The U.S. announced sanctions Monday against 14 members of China’s National People’s Congress, the country’s rubber-stamp legislature, as the Trump administration tries to ratchet up pressure on Beijing over its crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong.
The 13 men and one woman targeted with asset-freezes and travel bans are all vice chairpersons of the NPC’s standing committee, which oversees the work of the legislature when it’s not in session. The designations reflect the Trump administration’s tactic of gradually targeting more and more senior Chinese officials with its sanctions regime.