The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 12 Hong Kong officials in the wake of Washington's hostile actions against China.
Britain and Japan stand “side by side” on support for freedom in Hong Kong and other major issues, Britain Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said after a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Motegi Toshimitsu on Wednesday.
Chinese government suspended Hong Kong's extradition treaties with Canada, Australia and Britain in a tit-for-tat move following similar decisions by those countries.
In response to British action over immigration facilitation for residents of Hong Kong, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Beijing would not recognize British passports of Hong Kong citizens.
China accused the United States of “gangster logic” on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under US law in response to Beijing’s imposition of new security legislation on the territory.
The European Union (EU) has said it will launch anti-Beijing plans in response to new security regulations in the Hong Kong region on Monday night to increase pressure on China.
China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian has said that Beijing reserved the right to respond against Britain's interfering with the Hong Kong Issue.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday stated that his country will end its agreement allowing export to Hong Kong of defense equipment.
China has warned the United States and the United Kingdom over interfering in Hong Kong.
In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, the G7 foreign ministers urged China not to implement plans of imposing national security legislation on Hong Kong.