Joshua Wong: Hong Kong can not thrive without autonomy

Breaking the adoption of laws on “national security” in Hong Kong to develop into their stamp Parliament, Beijing launched “mutual political destruction” for himself and Hong Kong. The Beijing plan purely to Hong Kong challenge a protest-revenge worldwide on the democracy movement in Hong Kong, the protests in March 2019. It ‘also a retaliation against the United States, the law of Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy for the existence of 2019. on May 27, Mike Pompeo Secretary issued a statement confirmed that Hong Kong is no longer guaranteed, different treatment under United States law. At the same time, he explains: “No reasonable person can argue that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, now as facts on the ground.” He also presented a report to the Congress, in accordance with the law, by the fact that Beijing grounding assert his right to all the laws of Hong Kong in November 2019 to be interpreted; The Liaison Office maintains that was released by Article 22 of the Basic Law in April 2020; and the Law on National Security announced last week. He added that the use of tear gas and mass arrests and the deployment of armed police in Hong Kong, all of a violation of the Basic Law and the Sino-British formed. President Donald Trump, the Act-1992 Hong Kong policy to respond with appropriate measures, possible approaches ranging from economic relations to the restrictions on immigration of cultural and educational exchanges for recall must. The US response to events in the past year means that it has moved from a calming “Change for trading” for an uncompromising foreign policy towards China. Since 1980, he is hoping that the free world would be China, liberalization and democratization had grown as fast trade between him and the world. It ‘been a misconception that the Chinese market opening up to open the Chinese mentality would lead. However, such optimism has proven to be futile. It is maintained by special agreement under which the United States Treats Hong Kong different from China in politics, trade, business and other areas, is from Hong Kong considerable autonomy. As a residual his time as a British colony, Hong Kong has a different economic and legal system. Now that Beijing takes its hold on the city, Hong Kong is his last affected to withdraw this particular agreement little freedom and autonomy, the foundation. Therefore, Member States have every right to change its policy towards Hong Kong, and use regardless of snarling Beijing of “foreign intervention” and his attempts to Hong Kong as a bargaining chip. Beijing has long taken the advantages of Hong Kong to gain access to foreign capital and other technology products state-of-the-art. Hong Kong, the special legal treatment enjoyed is the preferred channel for mainland China funds offshore ships Despite Beijing’s control over cross-border capital flows, taxes and corruption inspections. The own currency distrust, many Chinese find it to be more reliable than the Hong Kong dollar, which is linked to the US dollar. Chinese companies have swarmed to Hong Kong to do so “Companies in Hong Kong”, in the middle of the Sino-US trade war. The Beijing leaders continue to reap the benefits of this agreement, while the freedom of Hong Kong deteriorate. Hong Kong has demonstrated its strategic role in China-US relations along. Dynamic. The city can be used as a way out against the free world when the special status remains unchanged, while the city is entirely on China to prevail. The act of this new national security law introduced in a top-down risk now full advantage Beijing could not and should enjoy, but it is from Beijing to do all of them. Beijing drag Hong Kong into a “political mutual destruction” that will cost us a high price, but need the shot. As Hong Kong is losing its special status, Beijing will lose its trump card against the free world. In response to US pressure in the short-term reaction to Beijing will be more energetic. And ‘more difficult than has participated in international interests against political protest movement-targeted activists, candidates and legislators. However, the Chinese economy will be hindered in the long run, although China will certainly say that it is “business as usual”. It remains to be seen how Washington will fit Hong Kong in terms, but the overall impact of China as a result of the pandemic is also facing a serious impact on the economy. The US termination of the special status of the city has directed the Beijing rogue behavior to stop and reverse the development of their course in Hong Kong. The prosperity of Hong Kong is based on its independence, not dictatorship in Beijing. Beijing’s decision is our city in an emergency situation in all aspects of the stock market may fall by car, it can increase unemployment and evacuate foreign companies. But we must also recognize there is no room for a prosperous Hong Kong without sufficient amount of freedom and protection of human rights.
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