{"id":38924,"date":"2020-05-22T11:03:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T15:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=38924"},"modified":"2020-05-22T11:03:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T15:03:44","slug":"another-broken-promise-by-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=38924","title":{"rendered":"Another Broken Promise By China"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday Hot Air<\/a> posted an article about what is about to happen in Hong Kong. As you may remember, the agreement between China and Britain in 1997 stated that China would respect Hong Kong’s independence for the next 50 years. Well, fifty years sure went by fast.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

You may recall that the months of protests in Hong Kong were prompted by an attempt to introduce a new law which might have made it possible for China to extradite people to the mainland for trial. That proposal was eventually withdrawn because of the protests. This time China is simply holding the vote in a place where protests won\u2019t matter. And China is using the authoritarian\u2019s favorite gimmick, claiming opposition to the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong isn\u2019t home-grown but based on collusion with \u201cexternal forces<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In a clear effort to head off international concerns, China\u2019s Foreign Ministry sent a letter on Thursday night to ambassadors posted to Beijing, urging them to support the legislation and laying out the government\u2019s position.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe opposition in Hong Kong have long colluded with external forces to carry out acts of secession, subversion, infiltration and destruction against the Chinese mainland,\u201d the letter stated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

American Senators are aware of what is going on. The article notes:<\/p>\n

Senators Rubio, Risch, and Gardner also released a joint statement<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cReports that the CCP will introduce legislation implementing Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law at this week\u2019s National People\u2019s Congress indicate Beijing will begin an unprecedented assault against Hong Kong\u2019s autonomy. The Basic Law states clearly that the authority to advance Article 23 legislation rests with the executive and legislative branches of the Hong Kong government, and not with Beijing. The Chinese government is once again breaking its promises to the people of Hong Kong and the international community.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis comes on the heels of a series of other serious blows to Hong Kong\u2019s self-rule in recent weeks, including the advocacy of a law criminalizing disrespect of the national anthem of the People\u2019s Republic of China and pressure on Hong Kong\u2019s legislature that led to the sidelining of pro-democracy legislators.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States will stand resolute in its support of the Hong Kong people. These developments are of grave concern to the United States, and could lead to a significant reassessment on U.S. policy towards Hong Kong.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

China is looking for a way to distract the global community from the Chinese responsibility for the coronavirus. If they can end freedom in Hong Kong at the same time, that’s a side benefit for them. This action should lead to a strong response from western countries. I am not sure it will–but it should. China needs to keep its promise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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