WASHINGTON, DC: US lawmakers on Wednesday (Jul 1) urged further action against China over its imposition of a security law in Hong Kong, where ...
Protesters chant slogans during a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on the anniversary of the city's handover from Britain. WASHINGTON, DC: US lawmakers on Wednesday urged further action against China over its imposition of a security law in Hong Kong, where police broke up defiant protests.
"If we refuse to speak out on human rights in China because of commercial interests, we lose all moral authority to speak out for human rights any place in the world," she said. The Trump administration has taken a series of actions including restricting visas to an unspecified number of Chinese officials and blocking high-tech exports to Hong Kong.But Representative Brad Sherman, a Democrat, said that Trump"squandered months" by not speaking out more forcefully on Hong Kong as he prioritized a trade deal with China.
The House has not yet acted on a tougher bill that passed the Senate and spells out mandatory sanctions against Chinese officials, the Hong Kong police and any banks that deal with them.
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