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The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday said it strongly condemns sanctions imposed by Washington that targeted Hong Kong officials.

The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong officials including HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Luo Huining, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR.

"The unscrupulous intentions of the U.S. politicians to support the anti-China chaos in Hong Kong have been revealed, and their clowning actions are really ridiculous," the office said in a statement.

Since the national security law was introduced, some U.S. politicians have been interfering in China's internal affairs. They violated the basic norms of international law and imposed so-called sanctions on Hong Kong officials. It proves that what they care about is not the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents at all, but the freedom of the "Hong Kong independence faction" that endangers China's national security, said the statement.

It added that China is not afraid of any outrageous move and the so-called sanctions cannot and will never lead China to compromise on its fundamental principles.

China has expressed strong opposition multiple times, the statement said, urging the U.S. side to immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs. The act and the "sanctions" cannot harm the "One Country, Two Systems" principle and Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability, the statement added.