Supporters show pictures of pro-democracy activists on trial in Hong Kong this month. China’s crackdown on protests is expected to lead to more sanctionsCandidates to become Hong Kong’s next chief executive — and the committee that vets them — will have to declare whether they or their spouses hold passports issued by any country other than China in an effort to ensure the process is “patriotic”. The US government is expected to impose more sanctions this week in response to China’s crackdown on pro-democracy protests in the territory and human rights abuses against the Uighur community in Xinjiang. SponsoredThe passport screening requirement applies to British National Overseas passports, which are now sufficient to allow Hong Kong residents to settle in the UK. Since Beijing imposed a draconian new security law on the city last year, in what Britain says is a breach of the terms of the

Source: The Times July 13, 2021 11:03 UTC