US House approves new Hong Kong-related sanctions

US House approves new Hong Kong-related sanctions

ISLAMABAD-The US House of Representatives has approved new Hong Kong-related sanctions, after Beijing imposed a security law.

It will have to be approved by the Senate before going to President Trump.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said the law is a brutal, sweeping crackdown against the people of Hong Kong, intended to destroy the freedoms they were promised.