<span style="color: #222222;">China has suspended visits by US Navy ships and aircraft to Hong Kong after Washington passed a legislation last week backing pro-democracy protesters.<br />'' <br />'' Beijing also unveiled sanctions against a number of US human rights groups. It comes after President Donald Trump signed the Human Rights and Democracy Act into law.<br />'' <br />'' The act orders an annual review to check if Hong Kong has enough autonomy to justify special trading status with the US.<br />'' <br />'' China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said that the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act seriously interfered in Hong Kong's internal affairs.<br />'' <br />'' Addressing a news briefing in Beijing, Hua said China urges the United States to correct its mistakes and stop any words and deeds that interfere in Hong Kong and China's internal affairs.<br />'' <br />'' She said China could take further necessary actions depending on how matters develop.<br />'' <br />'' China has long accused foreign groups and governments of fomenting the 6-month-old demonstrations in Hong Kong.<br />'' <br />'' Among the groups to be subject to the unspecified sanctions, the National Endowment for Democracy receives funding directly from Congress, while others generally draw their running costs from a mixture of private and public grants.</span>