the Congress of the UNITED states to adopt a law on Hong kong. It is the interference in internal affair, says China’s government.
China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, denouncing a new law in the UNITED states that pays tribute to and support for activists in Hong kong.
the Law is a genuflection to “violent criminals”, and the purpose is to “mess up and even destroy Hong kong,” says Wang.
the Law was on Wednesday passed by 412 votes to 1 in the House of Representatives. Tuesday got the backing in the u.s. senate.
the Law is a “blatant interference in China’s internal affairs,” says Restbet Wang, William Cohen, former U.S. defense secretary, who is on a visit in China.
The controversial law is now sent on to the president, Donald Trump for that are written below. When it happens, it will enter into force.
In the u.s. law says, among other things, that the UNITED states at least once a year to verify that Hong kong has enough autonomy to the U.S. will enter into special trade agreements with the local government.
at the same time, the law sanctions against officials who violate human rights in Hong kong.
the Law has been to, while the unrest between activists and police in Hong kong is coming to a head.
the Demonstrators are angry over what they see as chinese interference in the freedoms promised to Hong kong when the city was handed over to China from Britain in 1997.
/ritzau/AFP
