The United States has announced new visa restrictions on multiple Hong Kong officials responsible for the intensifying crackdown on rights and freedoms in the Chinese-ruled territory. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that in the past year, China continued to take action against Hong Kong’s promised high degree of autonomy, democratic institutions, ...

China has strongly condemned foreign countries and institutions for criticizing Hong Kong’s new national security law, calling it an internal matter that outsiders have no right to interfere in. The sweeping legislation, which was passed unanimously by Hong Kong lawmakers on Tuesday, aims to crack down on dissent and pro-democracy protests that rocked the semi-autonomous ...