Hong Kong, November 28
China today threatened the United States after its President Donald Trump signed two bills into law supporting Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters. In a statement, Trump said he had signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act 2019 and one against crowd control munition exports to the territory, Efe news reported.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded by reminding the US that Hong Kong is part of China and Hong Kong affairs are China’s internal issues wherein no foreign government or force shall interfere. This Act will only further expose the malicious and hegemonic nature of US intentions to the Chinese people, including our Hong Kong compatriots, China said.
“We urge the US not to continue going down the wrong path otherwise China will take countermeasures and the US will bear the consequences,” it added.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng also summoned US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad “to lodge stern protest”. The two countries are still immersed in negotiations to end their trade war, which could be affected by the bills. However, the statement does not specify the countermeasures it intends to apply.
Hong Kong was passed to China in 1997, although it still retains a degree of independence from Beijing under the ‘one country, two systems’ formula. — IANS
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