TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on 14 Chinese officials over Hong Kong's developments on Monday.

The United States has targeted more than a dozen Chinese officials in a new round of sanctions over Hong Kong, the Department of the Treasury announced on Monday, Sputnik News reported.

The 14 designated individuals include Vice-Chairpersons of the 13th National People's Congress Standing Committee Dafeng Cai, Jianming Cao, Zhu Chen, Padma Choling, and Weihua Wu among others, the Treasury Department said.

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