Hong Kong: In the cross-hairs of both China and the US

HONG KONG, which prospered for decades as the gateway between China and the West, acts today as the common punching bag for both China and the United States as each focuses on different targets in the city to punish.

Ironically, both China and the US say that they have the best interests of Hong Kong people at heart, yet the Hong Kong people are fearful of what the result might be in terms of their political rights and freedoms — in the case of Chinese actions — and their economic well-being — in the case of American sanctions.