Effort in US Congress to rein in China on Hong Kong protests faces obstacles | Malay Mail

Wednesday, 06 Nov 2019 08:00 AM MYT

The outlook is further clouded by a cautious response on Hong Kong by the Trump administration at a crucial juncture for US-China trade talks and uncertainty over whether congressional leaders will make the issue a priority on a crowded end-of-year agenda. The bill's delay — against a backdrop of increasingly dangerous clashes between protesters and police — has been a source of frustration for lawmakers whose overwhelming support for the legislation cuts across party lines.

While Trump has since avoided publicly criticising China over Hong Kong, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have spoken out against Beijing’s human rights record in Hong Kong and elsewhere, including its treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang. China has threatened unspecified countermeasures, prompting the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong to warn of “counterproductive consequences” of the legislation that could hurt US businesses.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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