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United States imposes sanctions on six pro-China officials over Hong Kong mass arrests
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on six officials including Hong Kong’s sole representative to China’s top lawmaking body over mass arrests of pro-democracy activists in the financial hub.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in the latest in a slew of sanctions imposed in the final days of his term and following political violence in Washington, called the crackdown in Hong Kong “appalling”.“We condemn PRC actions that erode Hong Kong’s freedoms and democratic processes and will…