China condemns U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown

China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office condemned U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials over their role in a national security law for Hong Kong as "purely double-standards", state agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday.

The office expressed "strong indignation and condemnation" at the U.S. State Department decision to sanction the 14 Vice-Chairpersons of the National People's Congress, China's legislature.

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