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| President Trump announces he would put a end to Hong Kong's special treatment to protect it's sovereignty against China & also impose mild sanctions on the communist nation. |
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he was ordering his management to end the special treatment of Hong Kong as a reaction to China's future intention of placing new security laws in the area.
Trump made the announcement at a White House news conference, saying China had broken its word on Hong Kong's sovereignty. He said this move against Hong Kong was a tragedy for Hong Kong, China and the people of the world.
'We will take action to end of special treatment of Hong Kong,' he said. He added that the United States would also impose sanctions on China for suppressing Hong Kong's sovereignty.
Trump said he was instructing his administration to begin the process of scrapping Hong Kong-related agreements, ranging from extradition treatment to export controls.
He said he would also issue a statement on Friday suspending the entry of foreign nationals from China as a potential security risk to protect better research at the university - which he believes is aimed at the United States. The students are Chinese graduate students.
The move comes after China's new national security legislation was implemented and at the behest of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The region no longer guarantees special treatment under US law, making it a global financial hub.
Earlier on Friday, US and British envoys raised concerns at the UN Security Council about China's plans for Hong Kong, sparking protests from both China and Russia.
After China opposed the US demand for a formal open council meeting on Wednesday, the 15-member council held informal talks in Hong Kong in a closed virtual meeting, arguing that it was a matter of international peace and security. No problem
US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft asked: 'Will we take an honorable stand to defend human rights and a dignified lifestyle that millions of Hong Kong citizens enjoy and deserve or are we going to allow the Communist Party to violate international law and force the people of Hong Kong to do what they want?'
'This legislation threatens to deprive China of the freedoms that China has upheld as a matter of international law,' said Jonathan Allen, Britain's acting UN ambassador, after the council's debate. 'We are also deeply concerned that this will exacerbate the current deep divisions in Hong Kong.'
Diplomatic staff say Russia and China responded by criticizing the United States over the killing of an unarmed black man, Minnipolis, during a council discussion which was seen in a video gasping for breath while a white man the police officer is grabbing him by the neck.
'Why did the United States deny China the right to restore order in Hong Kong while ruthlessly dispersing the mob at home?' Dmitry Polisniki, the UN's deputy ambassador to Russia, posted on Twitter after the council meeting.
China's ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, said in a statement after the meeting that the United States and Britain should consider their own business adding that 'Hong Kong shouldn't be used to interfere in China's internal affairs.' And that 'any attempt to do so is tantamount to failure.'
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