China blocks US Navy from docking in Hong Kong over support for democracy protesters

Published December 2, 2019 1:23pm ET



China said it would prevent U.S. Navy ships from stopping in Hong Kong, just days after President Trump signed legislation supporting pro-democracy demonstrators.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Monday that the prohibition is effective immediately. Hua also said that China would sanction a number of U.S. human rights organizations that have been reporting on the Hong Kong protests.

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