US officials say they will exclude Hong Kong top official John Lee from the November APEC summit due to sanctions placed on him relating to his role in implementing the 'draconian' Hong Kong national security law.
the US decision on Lee, citing US officials, and on Friday two congressional aides confirmed to Reuters that the State Department had notified members of Congress that Lee would not be invited. even if the decision took longer than it should have.In its 2020 designation of Lee, the US Treasury Department said he had been involved in the “coercing, arresting, detaining, or imprisoning” of people in the Chinese city who had protested against the national security law.
A State Department spokesperson, asked about the decision, said the participation of all delegations in APEC events will be “in accordance with US laws and regulations and on the basis of the spirit and principles of APEC.” “We will work with Hong Kong, China to ensure appropriate participation in San Francisco,” the spokesperson said, adding without giving details that U.S. President Joe Biden had begun sending invitations for the event.“This violates APEC rules, and breaks the commitments made by the U.S.,” Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said.
The APEC leaders summit is seen as a possible venue where Biden could hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the two countries seek to stabilize
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