U.S. Senate backs bill to punish China over Hong Kong

FILE PHOTO: Senator Chris Van Hollen speaks to Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, during an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission spectrum auctions program for fiscal year 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 16, 2020. Toni Sandys/Pool via REUTERS

The measure also includes secondary sanctions on banks that do business with anyone found to be backing any crackdown on the territory’s autonomy, potentially cutting them off from American counterparts and limiting access to U.S. dollar transactions. Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen, a lead sponsor, said in the Senate the legislation would send a clear message to Beijing that there would be consequences if it acts to undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy.

The bill almost passed last week, Van Hollen said, but was blocked by Republican Senator Kevin Cramer - who had co-sponsored it - at the request of the Trump administration, which made a late request for technical corrections.

Thank you very much for standing with Hong Kong! HongKongers are forever grateful!

Thanks for US Senate pass the HongKongAutonomyAct . Please StandWithHongKong to against the Tyranny control from CCPChina . Please stop the new NationalSecurityLaw from China. SOSHK AntiNationalSecurityLaw

Deep grateful for all Senator, injustice anywhere is a threat of justice everywhere, hongkong issue is not only problem in hk nor China, but a world's issue, coz if hk downs, CCP target will turns to the world. Thank u for signing this wise bill.

Thank you all the Senators for StandWithHongKong. HongKong must become NewWestBerlin after NationalSecurityLaw. OneCountryTwoSystemsIsDead. Hope US can sanction those devils whose raping HongKongers. MagnitskyAct

HongkongerView If China Communist win in this battle, American economy will face difficulties to recover.

Thank you all the Senators!!!

Thanks to Senators from HK. StandWithHongKong

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Good to have concrete action against China outrages! People engaged in authoritative rules should not enjoy the freedom and democracy in democratic countries at all!!

It’s a great news. Hong Kong is in dire need of international counter measures to the CCP, national security law signifies the end of Hong Kong, the end of 1 country 2 systems. Please help Hong Kong to fight against the authoritarian regime, to protect freedom.

Thank you very much the United States for your help and support to Hong Kong people💪 Human rights and freedom are the most precious🍻

We are really thankful USA congress .no doubtful,CCP is not trustworthy,they CCP are always suppressing/killing the kind-hearted & innocent! USA with freedom world need StandTogether DestroyCCP evils tyranny. GloryToHongKong

CCPChina need to pay the cost of destroying Hong Kong.

Thank you from bottom of my heart for stand with HK. Keep going.

Thanks for standing with Hong Kong🇭🇰

StandWithHongKong & the democracy & freedom in our world. Stop the aggression of CCPChina. StandWithHongKong StandwithIndia standwithuyghurs

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The erosion of autonomy in Hong Kong is one of the steps for CCP to dominate the world, the deprivation of freedom and rule of law caused the international financial hub no longer functional, and inducing impacts on global economy, esp after the pandemic

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nationalsecuritylaw will pass very soon Are you prepare to be the next Hong Kong? NewWestBerlin HongKongAutonomyAct

Thank you for stand with Hong Kong

Great news to HK freedom fighters

Harsh actions needed

Thx for StandWithHongKong.

PeterWo18239982 We are really thankful as the free world supports us on the fight against tyranny StandWithHongKong

So pleased to see this.

Beijing is still betting on the lack of meaningful sanctions by the free world, trying to mask the poison pill (national security law) and keep the wording vague for CCP’s boundless interpretations down the road

Wise Move

ChinaLiedPeopleDied NoMoreMadeInChina

So you're saying they're HYPOCRITES? No surprise there. 'Good for Me, but Bad for Thee'

Send the 7th fleet to where?

You can't stop evil just by talking

Well, I don't know… …by smuggling refugees to there maybe?🤦

Let's get our own house in order

Time for the EU+UK, Japan and Australia (and throw in India for good measure) to quit their timid, self-interested parochial stances and decide on which side of history they want to be. China’s egregious aggressiveness in the region needs to stop

Why should the US punish China over Hong Kong ?. Once again meddling with other countries problems . Has the US been punished for the invasion and killing of native Americans , have the english been punished for bombarding Shanghai or invading India and splitting it into two .

Pandemic rages through their own population, unemployment highest in a century, economy imploding, their reputation & credibility at home & abroad shattered. Now they're legislating what foreigners should be doing in their own countries? What kind of deranged lunacy is this?

China politburo backs bill to punish U.S. over teargassing peaceful protests.

A great move!! CCP tyranny should be published by the civilised world together

SenateRPC SenateGOP senatemajldr Meanwhile, the REPUBLICAN-held Senate continues to fumble & delay any sensical, coordinated response to the pandemic ravaging America. In fact, many members are promoting behaviors that are only CONTRIBUTING to a rising death toll. WAKE UP.

Hong kong should be crashing and burning just like rest of the western world. the fact that it was saved really pisses them off.

Who will punish Trump for doing nothing?

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We are shaking 😂🇭🇰🇨🇳

Thanks to all Senators for saving the world. StandWithHongKong

sam99061414 a civilised, democratic state standing up against a bullly, an authoritarian regime which suppresses freedom & democracy while abusing human rights.. good news.

CCP must be accountable for suppressing freedom and human right of HongKongers. AntiCCP AntiChinazi

Something Trump has failed to do.

that's stupid

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