Beijing's plans to put in place a sweeping national security law in Hong Kong have triggered fierce criticism in the United States but were met with a limited reaction in Europe
On Thursday night, the European Commission’s foreign affairs spokeswoman, Virginie Battu-Henriksson,You"can’t do better than voicing such a timid statement?” Reinhard Bütikofer, the chairman of the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with China,As in Britain, experts blamed the coronavirus in part for the quiet reactions, or lack thereof.
Shi-Kupfer also said European Union statements on human rights in China tend not to be especially robust. “Europe is still very much dependent on China and sometimes struggles to strike the right balance between maintaining its economic interests and standing up for human rights,” she said.
Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Patrick J. Toomey said in a statement they had introduced legislation to sanction “entities that violate China’s obligations to Hong Kong.”
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