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US Senate Passes Bill Targeting Entities Over China's Hong Kong Security Law

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   WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate approved a bill Thursday that would
   penalize individuals or companies for conducting business with Chinese
   officials responsible for implementing Beijing's new national security
   law on Hong Kong.

   The Republican-led Senate unanimously passed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act
   one day after the Democratic majority House approved the measure
   without opposition.

   The approvals were a rare display of bipartisan support in the face of
   an erosion of autonomy in Hong Kong, a former British colony that
   prospered as China's most democratic city and a global financial hub.

   The measure, which now goes to President Donald Trump to be signed into
   law, would impose mandatory sanctions on people or entities that
   materially contribute to China's failure to preserve Hong Kong's
   autonomy. The bill would also sanction financial institutions that do
   business with those individuals or entities.