YouTube has taken down the channel of John Lee Ka-chiu, the sole candidate campaigning for Hong Kong chief executive, citing compliance with U.S. sanctions.  
Despite running unopposed, Lee began promoting his campaign on YouTube and Facebook. But YouTube, operated by Google, blocked the Beijing-backed candidate’s channel on April 20 in compliance with U.S. sanctions on Lee.
Google said it “complies with applicable U.S. sanctions laws and enforces related policies under its Terms of Service,” the South China Morning Post reported.
“After review and consistent with these policies, we terminated the Johnlee2022 YouTube channel,” the spokesman added.
Former Hong Kong Chief Secretary John Lee arrives at his temporary office in Hong Kong on April 8, 2022. (Kin Cheung/AP Photo)
Lee was among more than a dozen Hong Kong and Chinese officials sanctioned by Washington in 2020 over their role in implementing a draconian national security law that has been used by Beijing to stamp out dissent in the financial hub.
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