China-US ties plunge further over Hong Kong sanctions

China on Saturday slammed the United States for imposing "barbarous" sanctions in response to Beijing's crackdown in Hong Kong, capping a dramatic week of deteriorating relations between the world's two biggest economies.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 09, 2018 US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (2nd L) and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (3rd L) meet with Chinese politburo member Yang Jiechi (3rd R) and and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe (2nd R) during the US-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, DC. - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet a top Chinese official in Hawaii June 17, 2020 in the powers' first senior-level talks since tensions skyrocketed over the coronavirus pandemic, reports said. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Rae Munavvar

2020-08-08 11:28:22

China on Saturday slammed the United States for imposing "barbarous" sanctions in response to Beijing's crackdown in Hong Kong, capping a dramatic week of deteriorating relations between the world's two biggest economies.

In the toughest US action on Hong Kong since China imposed a sweeping new security law on the territory, Washington on Friday sanctioned a group of Chinese and Hong Kong officials -- including the city's leader Carrie Lam.

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