Two Sessions | The United States Condemns China's Modification of Hong Kong's Electoral System

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Written by: Yang Chinese

2021-03-06 03:08

The last update date: 2021-03-06 03:12

The National People's Congress of China opened on March 5, and one of the topics was to consider a proposal to improve Hong Kong's electoral system.

Following the European Union, the United States is also worried about Beijing's actions and criticizes China for further damaging Hong Kong's democratic system.

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price mentioned at a regular press conference on the 5th that China’s change of Hong Kong’s electoral system is a direct blow to the local freedom and democratic process, and condemned Beijing for continuing to damage Hong Kong’s democratic system.

The European Union’s earlier statement on the same day believed that the relevant decision would run counter to Hong Kong’s previous electoral reforms and violate Articles 45 and 68 of the Basic Law concerning the promotion of the election of the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council election to universal suffrage.

The EU stated that the EU is ready to take further measures to deal with any further serious deterioration in Hong Kong’s political freedom and human rights, and that this would violate China’s domestic and international obligations.

When introducing the draft on the same day, Wang Chen, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, said that it is necessary to adjust and optimize the election committee, establish a democratic election system with Hong Kong characteristics, rebuild the election committee for the election of the chief executive, and revise the method for selecting the chief executive and the legislative council. It is also necessary to amend Annex 1 and Annex 2 of the Basic Law, emphasizing that no amendments to the main text of the Basic Law are involved.

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