BEIJING (AFP) - China faced growing international pressure on Friday (May 29) over its move to impose a security law on Hong Kong that critics say will destroy the city's autonomy, with the United States and Britain placing the issue before the UN Security Council.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - China faced growing international pressure on Friday over its move to impose a security law on Hong Kong that critics say will destroy the city's autonomy, with the United States and Britain placing the issue before the UN Security Council.
After China fended off initial American efforts this week to have the controversy put on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council, the US and Britain succeeded in securing an informal discussion about it for Friday, diplomatic sources told AFP. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab also said the UK would widen its rules around the rights of British National passport holders - a status offered to many Hongkongers at the time of handover - if China went ahead with the new law.
US President Donald Trump also announced he would hold a press conference on Friday about China, with Hong Kong and a series of other flashpoint issues - including the coronavirus, espionage and trade - almost certain to be brought up. Under the"one country, two systems" model agreed before the city's return from Britain to China, Hong Kong is supposed to be guaranteed certain liberties until 2047 that are denied to those on the mainland.
China's state-run media on Friday said the law was in the interests of protecting peace and autonomy in Hong Kong.
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