The state department also Monday released an annual report saying that the Hong Kong government had continued to use its broad national security laws to undermine human rights and civil liberties ...

Western countries have criticised Beijing for using the national security law it imposed on Hong Kong to jail pro-democracy activists, as well as shut liberal media outlets and civil society groups.

Hong Kong's new police commissioner played down the impact of recent U.S. sanctions on Hong Kong and Chinese officials, while pledging to do more to safeguard national security in the financial hub. The U.