According to a news report, officials from the US Treasury visited Hong Kong in June; He urged the central bank, financial and legal institutions, consultants, and industry groups in the city to curb the flow of American-made technology products to Russia.
The Nikkei newspaper, citing unnamed sources, reported that 3 officials from the Treasury’s Terrorist Finance and Financial Crimes Department held meetings on June 15 and 16 in Hong Kong.
They asked banks and regulators to help identify high-tech US vocabulary shipped to Russia via Hong Kong.
Treasury officials present said they must promote due diligence when dealing with purpose-related transactions on the export control list.
The meetings in mid-June came days before Anthony Blinken’s visit to Beijing, according to Bloomberg news agency.