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China sanctions Pompeo and other Trump administration officials

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo delivers remarks at
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo delivers remarks at National Press Club

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has imposed sanctions on 28 U.S. indivduals including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over “crazy actions that have gravely interfered in China’s internal affairs”, its foreign ministry said in the early hours of Thursday, Beijing time.

“These individuals and their immediate family members are prohibited from entering the mainland of China, Hong Kong and Macao. They and companies and institutions associated with them are also restricted from doing business with China,” the ministry said in a statement.

(Reporting by Ryan Woo; Editing by Kevin Liffey)