the U.S. Senate produced a bipartisan bill on sanctions against functionaries of the Communist party of China and Chinese organizations that are involved in the preparation and implementation of a new system of laws in Hong Kong. About this newspaper the Wall Street Journal.
democratic Senator Chris van HOLLEN and his Republican colleague Pat Toomey found another reason to impose sanctions against China, saying that already worked on introducing a bill on sanctions. However, the information about the new bill, the PRC forced them to operate more actively.
As indicated by the policy, they intend to convince the leaders of the Senate to consider this issue. “We will punish those involved in illegal punitive measures of China in Hong Kong,” said van HOLLEN.
According to the law of 1992, the U.S. supports separate from China and more favourable trade regime with Hong Kong but only if Washington sees that this administrative region maintains a high degree of autonomy from Beijing.
the USA argued that any decisions that affect the autonomy and freedom of Hong Kong “an inevitable impact” on the assessment of the Washington agreement of “One country, two systems” and the status of the territory. Beijing rejects criticism of the United States.
the Resolution on the drafting of a law on the mechanism for the protection of national security in Hong Kong is included in the agenda of the 3rd session of vsekitajsky meeting of national representatives of the 13th convocation. Lawmakers intend to consider the development of a bill on the establishment and improvement of legal system and enforcement mechanism for the protection of national security in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong returned to China in 1997. According to the joint Declaration of China and Hong Kong was promised broad autonomy for 50 years. Due to this status in Hong Kong enjoyed a special relationship with the United States.
