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SHOCKING: Us slaps sanctions on top chinese hong kong officials for rights abuses | Mind Blowing Facts

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Police detain a woman at Hong Kong's Causeway Bay on the 35th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989 [File: Tyrone Siu/Reuters]

The United States has imposed sanctions on six Chinese and Hong Kong officials to punish China for its ongoing crackdown on democracy advocates in the financial hub, which was returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

The US Department of State announced the sanctions on Monday. They target prominent figures, including Hong Kong Police Commissioner Raymond Siu Chak-yee and Secretary for Justice Paul Lam for playing a role in efforts to “intimidate, silence and harass 19 pro-democracy activists”.

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