The State Department sanctioned six Beijing and Hong Kong authorities who Secretary of State Marco Rubio said are "undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy."

The United States has imposed sanctions against Chinese officials accused of committing human rights abuses in Hong Kong as it released its latest report on Beijing's influence over the city.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner Cui Jianchun expresses 'solemn representations' to US Consul General Gregory May over penalties on six officials Beijing's foreign affairs representative in Hong Kong has met the top US envoy in the city to lodge "solemn representations" against the latest sanctions imposed by Washington on six mainland Chinese and local officials.