China Sends Sanctioned Official to AmCham Dinner in Beijing
- Politburo member Wang Chen speaks at U.S. business event
- Wang among 14 officials sanctioned over role in Hong Kong
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Beijing sent a top official sanctioned by the U.S. to an AmCham China dinner, in a show of defiance that could feed criticism of the business group in Washington.
The Chinese government was represented at the annual American Chamber of Commerce event Thursday in Beijing by Wang Chen, a member of the Communist Party’s Politburo. Wang is also vice chairman of the National People’s Congress and among the 14 officials sanctioned by the U.S. on Monday over the body’s role in constraining freedoms in Hong Kong.