WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would impose mandatory sanctions on people or companies that back efforts by China to restrict Hong Kong’s autonomy, pushing back against Beijing’s new security law for the city.
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 delay underscored the complications of passing legislation pushing back on China, as the administration pursues a trade deal and the two powers grapple for international influence and clash over human rights.
Thank you for StandWithHongKong ! Although Hong Kong will only be more oppression, not less. HKers will fight till the end even it’s very soon. China should face sanctions from all over the world for all the crimes it has committed! MakeChinaPay
Are we ordinary citizens of other countries that support China's measures also subjected to this restriction?
The free world is telling off Chinazi enough is enough. Time to MakeChinaPay China_is_terrorist
But Russia can do whatever the f*+k they want, including putting hits on Americans.
Thx for StandWithHongKong! China should pay for suppressing the freedom of Hong Kong!
Thank you Senators for backing bills that StandWithHongKong Good intention and forseeable powerful sanctions on CCP!
kerokero_HKer Hongkonger well knew CCP Chinazi & HKPolice are extremely evil & brutal Totalitarianism long ago.. Though this time a much bigger crisis, HKer is still fighting For justice, HumanRight & democracy! Tks for StandWithHK 🥰 SOSHK FreeHK HongKongNeedsHelp NewWestBerlin
Yes Yes Yes!!!! This will forced the Chinese Communist Party to stop their funding of house and senate democrats! They wont be able to take the money now!
Bubub_LoveHK HongKongProtester is resisting the evil CCP Chinazi & its shameless puppets for long time.. So much pain, PoliceBrutality, Exhausted & Traumatized.. but HKer is not going to give up hope, justice & humanright.. Pls help HongKonger HongKongNeedsHelp FreeHK StandWithHK
kerokero_HKer Although facing the evil Chinazi & PoliceBrutality, Hongkongers are not giving up! CarrieLam, HKPolice & HK Gov Officals must sanctioned! HKHRDA HongKongHumanRightsAndDemocracyAct MagnitskyAct SOSHK FreeHK HKPoliceTerrorism NewWestBerlin StandWithHongKong
If the world doesn’t stop CCP China at this point; the world will be taking over by China.
kerokero_HKer Thanks for StandWithHongKong! :) No matter how brutal the HKPolice is, No matter how evil the CCP Chinazi is, We Hongkonger are not giving up! HKer still fighting for justice, truth & democracy! HongKongNeedsHelp PoliceBrutality AntiChinazi NewWestBerlin HongKong
Very Good, this is very good news. Thanks for protect our freedom, US.
Please stop China dictatorship! China dictatorship and his puppet-HK government are destroying Hongkong democracy, human rights and freedom. CCP_is_terrorist But Hongkong people never give up! Fight for freedom! StandWithHongKong
In US, PoliceBrutality and wrongdoings would be dealt with through the courts, but hkpolicebrutality is unchecked! And the China NationalSecurityLaw fmjust gives the bad cops extra ammunitions to hurt Hkprotesters! sanctionCCP MakeChinaPay
Thank you! Freedom and liberty is what America stands for! StandWithHongKong HongKongerLivesMatter HongKongNeedshelp AntiChinazi boycottchina SanctionChina SOSHK FreeHongKong YounglivesMatter
Hopefully the House will pass the Act soon.
Thank you all the Senators for StandWithHongKong. HongKong must become NewWestBerlin after NationalSecurityLaw. OneCountryTwoSystemsIsDead. Hope US can sanction those devils whose raping HongKongers. MagnitskyAct
Thank you America! It means a lot to us Hongkongers, and many of us are risking our lives fight against CCP’s dictatorship. We just want freedom. But China is a tyranny. Please hold CCP accountable. SanctionChina More 📹:
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Not only CCP officials, HongKong officials should have those honorable sanctions, because they have contributed to weakening Hong Kong’s democracy and freedom and stifling one country, two systems!
Hope this is the beginning of a 'symbol of hope', so that people in Hong Kong can see the hope, and people who want freedom and democracy can also see the hope, like the Tibetans and Uyghurs. Please never forget CCP_is_terrorist & ChinaLiedAndPeopleDied
It’s great. 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.
It's the time choose to upholding universal values and preserves the freedom, or to be the accomplice of evil dictator to ruin the human civilization
The officials who suppressed human rights will pay a price. NewWestBerlin 5DemandsNot1Less FightForFreedomStandWithHongKong MilkTeaAlliance BoycottChina HumanRights PoliceState SOSHK MagnitskyActNow
Sign the bill 🍄🍆
Thank you for stand with HK !
Thank you Senate!!
Great! hope the bill will get passed in HR and signed the soonest. Immediate actions needed. StandWithHongKong
My deep gratitude for the Senate to introduce HongKongAutonomyAct sanctioning CCP, HK officials and HKPoliceTerrorists. Despite the nationalsecuritylaw, HKers shall never surrender. We never forget and forgive hkpolicebrutality and they must be held accountable for criminals
I hope this can also encourage other countries to do sth to CCP China. United power and actions are greater than anything!
Thank you for StandWithHongKong God bless America.
Way to go!! Sanction CCP and all those murdering people in Hong Kong. STOP NationalSecurityLaw! StandWithHongKong
Thank you the Senate all along solidarity StandWithHongKong . All of HKers are pleased to know the light of hope from US value from NationalSecurityLaw and humanitarian disaster by CCP's breakage international treaty as well as 1 country 2 system
Other countries, including the UK, should follow. Defending universal values should not hesitate. bullying
Thank you US for StandWithHongKong and please come with action! boycottchina AntiChinazi chinamustfall
More of china firm use hongkong to rebuild a company than investment at America, they also replace the ID in HK, but they under china control
Sanction China is a possible way to save Hong Kong from the evil hand of the tyranny
Please make CCPChina pay for what they have been doing to HK! FightForFreedom StandWithHongKong FreeHongKong
Thank you all Congress & Americans upholding the core values. StandWithHongKong Autonomy Bipartisan
Tks US to pass HongKongAutonomyAct to sanction relevant ppl & org who support CCP brutally breach binding treaty. CCP steps up oppression & interferes judicial Independence of HK. Police brutality is still unaccountable. US leads this freedom fight.
Only by telling CCP the world is not doing business as usual, after its breaching of international agreements and violating of human rights, can stop CCP
Making the right decision! Showing CCP that human rights and democracy should be and remain to be the core value of the world. HK ppl are not alone in FightForFreedom . All those supporting the CCPSecurityLaw MUST be held responsible! StandWithHongKong
CCPSecurityLaw will brutally suppressing the human rights and freedom of anyone including foreigners in Hong Kong. This legislation act as a strong fight back, well done!!! sanctionCCP BoycottChina beijing
TomT88696910 Can't wait to implement the act! The property of CCP officials should be confiscated in US as well! AntiCCP HoldChinaAccountable MakeChinaPay
Thank you very much the United States for your help and support to Hong Kong people💪 Human rights and freedom are the most precious🍻
great news! sanction the Chinese and HKSAR govt officials for their violation of human rights!
Fantastic news. StandWithHongKong
As a Hong Konger, I am glad to see that the Hong Kong Autonomy Act was passed. FightForFreedomStandWithHongKong
aaronelizebath 'High' autonomy would be highly restricted by CCP. Hong Kong officials showed an opposite opinion to its citizens.
Hongkongers will never give up to fight for freedom. Thanks everyone who supporting Hong Kong!! StandWithHongKong
This is extremely important for HongKong , every single move alters the future of HK The anthem law was passed, then comes the evil NatSecLaw Stop it!
CCPChina to impose national security law in Hong Kong. China past cases are complete irrelevant to national security but only human rights invasion StandWithHongKong ccpchinajudgmentday is coming
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Aww, the NED (aka the CIA) won't have the freedom to implement with impunity their subversive activities anymore? Poor them.
This is the only thing US can do. Nevertheless it will have no impact to what central government will do. Anson Chan just announced that she will stop from political activities. Senior political like her knows what will happen.
a positive amongst a sea of negativity coming out of USA
In days, HongKong'll find herself officially becoming a totalitarian state on par w/ the notorious Nazi. The punitive bill's the needed deterrent to stop the city from repeating 1 of the worst times in humanity. W/ decades of liberties at stake, everyday is critical to HKers.
Destroy CCP, before they destroy the world
This is one example of the many problems the British left behind everywhere in the world after their empire collapsed.
As feckless as “Mexico will pay for the wall”. Pathetic
Which autonomy? The one Pompeo imagined?
Another case of the US long arm jurisdiction violating other countries' sovereignty. Such rogue law is destroying the rule based Int'l. Order. Americans US USimperialistic
That's democray bill , people . Not dictatorship at all .
Grateful for the support from the US, it’s a global fight to against the aggression of the evil communist CCP_is_terrorist CCPVirus
The Americans have a mess, they don't care about the life and death of their country, obsessed with interference to China. americans lives matter! china is your dad?
We need to mind our own business. There is a lot of work to be done domestically.
Here's hoping they'll punish Washington over Lafayette Square
Finally some actions
Typical of the US: let PUERTO RICO go broke; molest CUBA in spite of the universal appraisals with Corona, and 'punish Peking' because of Hong Kong. THIS is what fosters so much irritation en the European capitals. They simply can't stand this hypocrisy of Pennsylvania Ave.
And ignore the three million uighurs in “re-education” camps: odds of the “students” graduating are extremely slim, but at least they can share the unmarked graves with the others..
i agree in principle. we should hold china to the 1 country 2 systems agreement. but at the end of the day Hong Kong belongs to China and the UK waited too long to institute democratic reforms, leaving the CCP holding Hong Kong like a step child.
Trump won't sign it...China is helping him in the 2020 election...it's all about the reelection.
A failed government is pointing fingers to others, ohh my! What a word.
Honestly, if it's the Senate? I don't trust this as good for the majority.
What are we going to do? Not buy their stuff?
Where’s the bill to punish US over invading Iraq?
Now do one where they force trump to impose sanctions on Russia that they passed a year ago GOPBetrayedAmerica
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