Trump has not ruled out sanctions against top Chinese officials to punish China for its management of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong:
China accused the United States of “gangster logic” on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered the end of Hong Kong’s special status under US law in response to Beijing’s imposition of new security legislation on the territory.
Beijing’s liaison office in the Asian financial center said the move would only hurt US interests while having little impact on Hong Kong.
“The unreasonable interference and shameless threats from the United States are typical gangster logic and bullying behavior,” the office said in a statement.
“No outside force can block China’s determination and confidence to maintain national sovereignty and security for Hong Kong’s long-term prosperity and stability.”
The security law imposed by Beijing punishes what China broadly defines as subversion, secession, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces that can go as far as life imprisonment.
Critics Fear It Will Crush The Extended Freedoms Promised For The Former British Colony When It Returned To Chinese Power In 1997, While Supporters Say It Will Bring Stability To City After One Year sometimes violent anti-government demonstrations.
Trump signed an executive decree on Tuesday to end preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong, allowing him to impose sanctions and visa restrictions on Chinese officials and financial institutions involved in imposing the law.
China has threatened to impose its own reprisal sanctions and summoned the US ambassador to protest.
The Hong Kong government said on Wednesday that it would support any action that Beijing chooses to take against the United States.
“It is hypocritical that the United States introduces measures to attack China by creating problems in (Hong Kong) under the pretext of human rights, democracy and autonomy by its own political considerations”, the government of the territory supported by Beijing said in a statement.
On Thursday, four members of a pro-establishment party, the Democratic Alliance for Improvement and Progress in Hong Kong, held a demonstration at the US consulate to demand that the United States “stop interfering in Chinese internal affairs. “
Trump has not ruled out sanctions against senior Chinese officials to punish China for its management of Hong Kong, a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said on Wednesday.
Among the names pushed by some Chinese hawks is Carrie Lam, general manager of Hong Kong, who supported Beijing’s implementation of the security law, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law said on Wednesday that he felt safe in London, but described the extraterritorial reach of China’s national security laws as “frightening”, and urged the Britain to do more to help.
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