US weighs in restricted options to attack China over Hong Kong: Report

Amid alrey spiralling relations between China and United States, Washington is currently weighing on its restricted options to get back at Beijing over its developments in Hong Kong. Wall street journal reported on July 11 that US’ steps against Hong Kong’s financial systems hold risk of damaging American, Western and Hong Kong firms as well as consumers. reports citing US analysts and officials stated that measures that US government can take against China including sanctioning Chinese officials and or moves impacting tre between both nations would fail to have a significant impact on Asian superpower. 

Two of world’s biggest superpowers have been at odds since beginning of this year over issues ranging from handling of coronavirus outbreak to Beijing’s controversial national security law on Hong Kong. US-China ties are at an all-time low with officials from both countries indulging in a war of words. media outlet has said that America’s tre moves against products me in former British colony would have little effect on China’s integration of city into Asian superpower’s political as well as security systems. According to officials cited by international media outlet, US President Donald Trump ministration’s officials met in a White House meeting last week to discuss Hong Kong. 

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US, China impose visa restrictions

This report comes just a few days after China anunced on July 8 that it will impose visa restrictions on US citizens with “egregious behaviour” towards Tibet in a tit-for-tat move. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said in a press briefing that Beijing ‘strongly opposes’ travel bans by Washington on Chinese officials and has also called for ‘interference’ to stop. Zhao also indicated that US government should step back from ‘internal’ affairs with Tibet-related issues in a bid to avoid furr dam to alrey spiralling relations between both nations. 

What China called a ‘wrong move’ is US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s anuncement on July 7 declaring restrictions on visas of Chinese officials involved in limiting access of foreigners to Tibet and also said that y continue to 'seek reciprocity in relationship'. US reaffirmed its support for “meaningful automy” for Tibetans but has resulted in yet ar source of friction between world’s two greatest superpowers. Pompeo h t mentioned number of officials but said that y are part of ruling Chinese Communist Party under American law that calls for US citizens to visit Tibet.

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