WASHINGTON - China's proposed national security legislation for Hong Kong could lead to US sanctions and threaten the city's status as a financial hub, White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said on Sunday .
“And if they do ... Secretary Pompeo will likely be unable to certify that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy and if that happens there will be sanctions that will be imposed on Hong Kong and China.”
“Takeover?”, “Return” was in 1997, not today. Photo of “HK independence” flag proves protesters are “subversion, treason, sedition” which is exactly why the new law must be legislated, same principle for all countries. Democracy, Freedom & H.Rights are not US’s properties.
NED IS DEAD IN HK , GOODBYE !
Leave HK alone
How is that possible that also this should trigger sanctions ? I thought HK according to the agreement with UK and China should be transferred and implemented under China anyway. The world is a strange place ....
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