China To Retaliate Against U.S. As Trump Signs Hong Kong Bill

The government of China has said it would sanction the United States for signing the Hong Kong bill into law.

China’s foreign spokeswoman, Hua Chunying disclosed this Monday.

China had said that the bill was a clear interference in it’s affair but the U.S. insisted that the people of Hong Kong have democratic rights that should be respected.

According to her, the nation will sanction U.S-based nonprofit organization, the National Endowment for Democracy and Human Rights Watch in response to the U.S. laws that favors pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

Hua said, among other things, that China will also suspend visits to Hong Kong by U.S. military ships and aircraft.

According to the Washington Post, Hua Chunying did not give details about the sanctions or articulate how the nonprofit groups’ operations will be affected in the semi autonomous city, where many maintain regional offices to conduct China-related work.

The comments were a stark warning to organizations that China sees as aligned with Washington — and the first salvo in what Beijing has promised to be “forceful” retaliation against the United States for the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump last week, the online platform said.