14 people were subjected to restrictive measures in connection with the situation around Hong Kong
Fourteen members of the leadership of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People’s Congress were blacklisted by the US administration due to the situation around Hong Kong. This was announced in a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance on Monday.
Earlier Reuters reported with reference to sources that the United States was preparing these restrictions due to the decision of the Chinese authorities to remove four opposition members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council. According to the agency, among the blacklisted members of the National People’s Congress (NPCR, Parliament) and the Communist Party of China.