It is revealed that the US government has decided to ban Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao.Attended the Asia -Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization (APEC) leader summit held in San Francisco in November this year.
Washington Post on Thursday (July 27) quoted three informed U.S. officials reported the above news.
After the Hong Kong National Security Law was implemented in Beijing in June 2020, Washington imposed sanctions on Li Jiachao, then Hong Kong Security Director, and more than 10 officials such as Hong Kong and Mainland China.Li Jiachao won in the chief executive last year and became the sixth Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
The above -mentioned decision of the US government coincides with the thawing of Sino -US relations.Some analysts believe that this move may promote Chinese President Xi Jinping to not participate in this year's APEC Summit. US President Biden is looking forward to meeting Xi Jinping during this summit.
Another analyst said that they expect Xi Jinping to attend the APEC Summit because the economic prospects of China are dim. Xi Jinping hopes to use this trip to show his leadership to revitalize global investors' confidence in China.At the same time, it also shows the Chinese people that he can effectively control Sino -US relations.
U.S. officials in the United States said that the sanctions of Huafu on Li Jiachao did not affect the Hong Kong attending APEC Summit.The White House spokesman was unwilling to comment on the news, and only said: "We look forward to meeting all APEC members' delegations in accordance with US laws and regulations."We were banned from attending the APEC Summit to express strong opposition to Li Jiachao, which violated the APEC regulations and also violated the promise made by the United States. "
According to Reuters in June, the US State Department earlier said that he intends to invite invitations earlierLi Jiachao attended the APEC Summit, but then changed the statement to reiterate that Washington has not made any decisions on the APEC invitation list.
In the letter of the Congress, the US Secretary of State Sherman disclosed the first disclosure of the US government's plan to invite Li Jiachao to attend the APEC summit, but the relevant decision was immediately opposed by the public opinion of Washington and even initiated a petition petition.
A spokesman for the US State Department changed his mouth and said that the US State Department has not made any decision on the APEC invitation list, and said that the State Council earlier "inadvertently sent the wrong reply version to Congress", which was regrettable for related errors.Essence
