Supporters of the Hong Kong democracy movement are waving their mobile phone lights with a sign saying “Politician release” to the democratic movement activists returning to prison in a convoy after being tried for violating the Hong Kong National Security Law (Hong Kong Security Law) on the 3rd. . Hong Kong = Reuters Yonhap News
The European Union (EU) announced an additional response plan in the announcement of China’s reorganization of the Hong Kong election system.
According to AFP news agency on the 5th (local time), a spokesman for the Office of Foreign Affairs (EEAS), which oversees EU foreign policy, said in a statement that “China’s reorganization of the Hong Kong election system has a profound negative impact on Hong Kong’s democratic principles and democratically elected representatives. It can be crazy,” he expressed his concern. He added, “The EU is ready to take further action in response to further serious deterioration of political freedom and human rights in Hong Kong.”
This move is because China has clarified the policy of promoting the reform of the Hong Kong election system, which the West opposes. Wang Chen, vice chairman of the National People’s Congress of China (Non-In University), said, “The loopholes in the current election system in Hong Kong have led opposition to Hong Kong’s independence and appealed for foreign intervention” on the day before the opening of the annual plenary session. During the session of the NPC, it announced that it will discuss a resolution to reorganize the Hong Kong election system.
In response to China’s enforcement of the Hong Kong National Security Act, the EU previously decided to restrict the export of technology that could be used for repression or surveillance in Hong Kong. Last month, foreign ministers of EU member states agreed to take further action if Hong Kong’s electoral system or judicial independence was compromised.
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