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The UK will bear the consequences if it continues to go down the wrong road on Hong Kong, China has warned the US. This comes a week after the US President Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential treatment for Hong Kong.
“Hong Kong will now be treated the same as mainland China,” Trump gave a statement over the decision and signed bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese officials who crack down on rights in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong has so far enjoyed unique freedoms not seen in mainland China. But many people in the territory fear the new security law imposed by Beijing will bring an end to Hong Kong’s special status, agreed under a 1984 pact between China and the UK.
On Monday, the UK suspended an extradition treaty with Hong Kong over a new security law for the ex-colony, which gives Beijing more power.
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In response, the Chinese ambassador in London said the UK had “blatantly interfered” in China’s affairs.
Liu Xiaoming said: “China has never interfered in UK’s internal affairs. The UK should do the same to China.”
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to offer three million Hong Kong residents the chance to settle in the UK, allowing them to ultimately apply for British citizenship.
And the government separately announced it would require the removal of Chinese technology from the UK’s fledgling 5G mobile network.
The moves came after Beijing introduced the controversial new security law at the end of June, creating offences that could see Hong Kong residents sent to mainland China for trial.
Critics have claimed the law could see pro-democracy protesters in the region being served with life sentences.
