The protests, which have continued for several months, have spread widely in the pro-democracy field
On Tuesday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill sought by pro-democracy protesters seeking to defend civil rights in a semi-autonomous region of Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Law on Human Rights and Democracy, which will now similarly vote in the Senate before moving to law, has received extraordinary bilateral support in the polarized Congress.
This episode may exacerbate China, which blames the "external forces" of unrest in the World Financial Center in the coming weeks.
“Today we only call on the Chinese president and Hong Kong general manager Kerry Lam to respect the government's promises,” he said. Representative Chris Smith told me. House backdrop.Initially, their leaders went to the streets of Hong Kong to protest the offer now to allow extradition to the mainland of China.
The months-long move spread to a wider democratic supporter in the region, where activists say Beijing's independence has been lifted, despite Hong Kong's return to China from the British colonial government in 1997. A draft was presented.
The Hong Kong Rights and Democracy Act will end Hong Kong's special trade with the United States unless the State Department annually confirms that city officials do not respect human rights and the rule of law.
To do so, the US President needs to identify and approve those responsible for ending violations of sovereignty and human rights in Hong Kong.
House Democrat Ben Ray Lujan said,
"The house sent a strong message to the people of Hong Kong: We stand by you in the struggle for democracy and justice."
Mario Diaz Ballarat, Republican Assembly Member, said that the law provides for the maintenance of special relations with Hong Kong, as long as sovereignty and freedoms are maintained with Hong Kong, which justifies this special relationship.
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