UK PM says China must be held to commitments made on Hong Kong

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LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain would do all it could to hold Beijing to its commitments on democratic rights made 25 years ago when Hong Kong was handed back to China. Johnson said China had failed to comply with its commitment to respect a 'one country, two systems' arrangement agreed under the deal that ended British colonial...

Chinese and Hong Kong flags decorate a street ahead of the 25th anniversary of the former British colony's handover to Chinese rule, in Hong Kong, China, on June 30, 2022.LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain would do all it could to hold Beijing to its commitments on democratic rights made 25 years ago when Hong Kong was handed back to China.

Britain has been especially critical of a national security law imposed in 2020 and electoral changes that it says erode the freedoms and autonomy of Hong Kong. "It's a state of affairs that threatens both the rights and freedoms of Hongkongers and the continued progress and prosperity of their home. Chinese officials have previously rebutted British criticism, saying it should keep out of the affairs of Hong Kong and accusing it of retaining a colonial mindset despite the handover.

 

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