US' HK smears and sanctions face-saving move

The recent actions taken by the United States against Chinese officials related to Hong Kong, coupled with the issuance of the"2025 Hong Kong Policy Act Report", once again highlight the reason why there are ongoing tensions between the two countries.

The US government's move to sanction six officials under the guise of "transnational repression" and alleged threats to US interests in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a clear example of its political posturing and interference in China's internal affairs.

The US State Department's accusations of the central government and SAR government officials using national security laws "extraterritorially to intimidate, silence, and harass 19 pro-democracy activists who were forced to flee overseas, including a US citizen and four other US residents" have been met with a strong rebuttal from the Chinese embassy in the US. The embassy also denounced the report for smearing Hong Kong's democracy, rule of law, human rights and freedoms with false accusations.