Trump administration tells Congress Hong Kong has lost its autonomy to China. Here's what that means.
Protesters and bystanders crouched low after the police fired pepper balls in Central, a business district in Hong Kong, on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.
Trump himself is determining next steps now that the certification has been made, according to the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia and the Pacific, but it will be"considered" and"as targeted as possible to change behavior" by Beijing."We'll do our best to ensure that the people of Hong Kong are not adversely affected to the best we can," said Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell.
Some critics say that any steps to end Hong Kong's special status, as opposed to sanctioning Chinese or Hong Kong officials, would play right into Beijing's hands by punishing Hong Kong economically, while giving Beijing grounds to further tighten control. But some of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement leaders welcomed the announcement as a key leverage point against Beijing."Our hope is that a drastic change of American policy will encourage them to reverse course on Hong Kong. For the past year, we've been fighting, first, against extradition arrangements with China and, now, a sweeping national-security law. The world must not turn a blind eye.," tweeted Joshua Wong, one of the student leaders.
Last June, the territory's chief executive Carrie Lam attempted to pass an extradition bill that sparked massive protests, with critics casting it as"Article 23-light." After weeks of demonstrations and clashes with police that fueled more anger, Lam and the pro-Beijing bloc stood down on the extradition bill.
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