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[Hong Kong version of the National Security Law] The White House: To force legislation or sanction China and Hong Kong

2020-05-24T14:45:04.448Z


The Chinese government is preparing to launch the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law", which has aroused the attention of the international community. Many senior officials of the White House in the United States have expressed their opposition. White House National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien said on May 24 that China or


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Written by: Zhang Zijie

2020-05-24 22:37

Last update date: 2020-05-24 22:37

The Chinese government is preparing to launch the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law", which has aroused the attention of the international community. Many senior officials of the White House in the United States have expressed their opposition. White House National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien said on May 24 that China may be subject to sanctions.

In an interview with the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), O'Brien said that from the perspective of the National Security Act, China is basically taking over Hong Kong. If the situation is true, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will have difficulty certifying that Hong Kong still maintains a high degree of autonomy, so Hong Kong and China will face sanctions.

White House national security adviser O'Brien (right) warned that China may be subject to sanctions by forcing the Hong Kong version of the national security law. (Reuters)

He believes that if Hong Kong is fully taken over by China, it will be difficult to see how the local maintains its status as an Asian financial center. Multinational corporations have no reason to stay on the ground, referring to the rule of law, free enterprise and capital system, democracy and local legislative bodies. The elections are all reasons for foreign capital to come to Hong Kong. Once these conditions are completely lost, O'Brien does not think how the economic group will stay.

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[Hong Kong version of National Security Law] Democratic Presidential Candidate Biden: The United States should promote global condemnation of China

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