US Secretary of State: Hong Kong Is No Longer Autonomous from China

Bryan Preston : May 28, 2020
PJMedia.com

"The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong." -Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo

[PJMedia.com] Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today notified Congress of a finding that should make China think hard about its next move with regard to Hong Kong. (Image: via NDTV)

"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." -Mike Pompeo via Twitter

The United States is not abandoning Hong Kong. Pompeo makes that clear in the second half of his tweet.

His report is mandated by a law Congress passed and President Trump signed last year. That law, the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, builds on existing American law under which Hong Kong is treated separately from mainland China in trade and travel.

The Department of State shall certify annually to Congress as to whether Hong Kong warrants its unique treatment under various treaties, agreements, and U.S. law. The analysis shall evaluate whether Hong Kong is upholding the rule of law and protecting rights enumerated in various documents, including (1) the agreement between the United Kingdom and China regarding Hong Kong's return to China, and (2) the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The Hong Kong Human Rights Act went onto the books as China was making early moves to clamp down on Hong Kong's unique status. Pompeo's report is the first such certification done since the law was passed amid China's provocations... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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