After the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill calling for sanctions and restrictions on transactions with Chinese companies involved in the region, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing denounced the bill as “gross” interference “in China’s internal affairs” and said that China’s policy is “about fighting violence, terrorism and separatism” and “advancing deradicalization.” This campaign—along with Beijing’s new security system for Hong Kong and the continuing rancor over the novel coronavirus—adds further strains to China’s relationships with the United States and other Western countries.
