China sanctions Trump officials including Mike Pompeo
Also on the list are former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and former national security adviser John Bolton
China imposed sanctions on former secretary of state Michael Pompeo and other Trump administration officials just as Joe Biden was being inaugurated as president, hitting back at the outgoing team while leaving open the possibility of warmer ties with their successors.
Also on the list of 28 people being sanctioned were former President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and his deputy Matt Pottinger, trade adviser Peter Navarro, and US ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by China’s foreign ministry as the inauguration for Biden was taking place. They and their families will be banned from entering China, Hong Kong or Macau, or doing business with China...
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