China announced that it imposed economic sanctions on 11 nongovernmental organization leaders and U.S. lawmakers on Monday, in a retaliatory move against outspoken critics of its decision to tighten the reins on Hong Kong's semi-independence.
The sanctions are a tit-for-tat response to U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement on Friday to freeze the U.S. assets of 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including Hong Kong's chief executive, Carrie Lam, and the head of China's liaison office to Hong Kong, Luo Huining.
