US senators hope Hong Kong sanctions bill dissuades China
Published Date: 5/26/2020
Source: news.yahoo.com
US senators vowed Tuesday to move quickly on a bill that threatens sanctions on Chinese officials seen as undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and voiced hope the measures would dissuade Beijing. The proposal, which would punish individuals who curb hong Kong's freedoms, came after Beijing last week put forward a controversial bill that would ban treason and other perceived offenses in the financial hub, which was rocked last year by major pro-democracy protests. Senator Pat Toomey, a Republican co-leading the bill with a Democrat, said that while China is not a democracy, its leadership is "certainly subject to political pressure."