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| People gathered at a basketball game last year in support of Hong Kong after China lashed out at Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey for retweeting a post siding with Hong Kong residents who protested to keep their rights. (Photo: ChinaAid) |
(Washington, D.C.—May 27, 2020) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo informed the U.S. Congress today that Hong Kong should no longer be considered separate from China.
Citing “facts on the ground,” Pompeo Tweeted that Hong Kong is “no longer autonomous from China.” Hong Kong enjoys benefits from the U.S. that are dependent on a certain degree of autonomy from China. Pompeo is in charge of assessing whether or not Hong Kong has maintained that autonomy.
Today, I reported to Congress that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, given facts on the ground. The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) May 27, 2020
The statement comes after China introduced a national security law for Hong Kong. The law bans secession, sedition, and subversion of the Chinese government. A similar law governing mainland China is often used to arrest and otherwise target human rights defenders and religious practitioners. It has drawn massive international backlash.
To read Pompeo’s press statement, please click here.
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