China 'misled world' on Hong Kong security law, says Dominic Raab
Dominic Raab reiterated the UK’s offer to holders of British national (overseas) passports in the city to come and live in Britain, and said, “these arrests demonstrate that the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities deliberately misled the world about the true purpose of the national security law, which is being used to crush dissent and opposing political views.”
As international criticism mounted, the last British governor of Hong Kong Lord Patten has told the EU not to go ahead with an economic deal with China. He added: “If this deal goes ahead it will make a mockery of Europe’s ambitions to be taken seriously as a global political and economic player. It spits in the face of human rights and shows a delusional view of the Chinese Communist party’s trustworthiness on the international stage. It is surely inconceivable that the European parliament can support the miserable draft deal that the European commission wants to sign with Beijing.
Source: The Guardian #Jan06
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/06/british-politicians-urge-eu-to-drop-china-deal-after-hong-kong-arrests
#HongKong #NationalSecurityLaw #EUChinaDeal #China
Dominic Raab reiterated the UK’s offer to holders of British national (overseas) passports in the city to come and live in Britain, and said, “these arrests demonstrate that the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities deliberately misled the world about the true purpose of the national security law, which is being used to crush dissent and opposing political views.”
As international criticism mounted, the last British governor of Hong Kong Lord Patten has told the EU not to go ahead with an economic deal with China. He added: “If this deal goes ahead it will make a mockery of Europe’s ambitions to be taken seriously as a global political and economic player. It spits in the face of human rights and shows a delusional view of the Chinese Communist party’s trustworthiness on the international stage. It is surely inconceivable that the European parliament can support the miserable draft deal that the European commission wants to sign with Beijing.
Source: The Guardian #Jan06
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/06/british-politicians-urge-eu-to-drop-china-deal-after-hong-kong-arrests
#HongKong #NationalSecurityLaw #EUChinaDeal #China
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China 'misled world' on Hong Kong security law, says Dominic Raab
International criticism mounts after arrests of 53 people, as EU urged to drop economic deal with China
Europe has handed China a strategic victory
The EU-China deal was pushed hard by Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and concluded right at the end of her country’s presidency of the EU. EU has signalled that it doesn’t care about all that over the past year include t crushe the freedom of Hong Kong, intensify oppression in Xinjiang and kill Indian troops
The EU says that this deal will “discipline the behaviour” of China’s state-owned enterprises, which will now be required “to act in accordance with commercial considerations”.
It is naive to believe that China will respect the agreement it has signed
Over the past year, China has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to ignore treaty commitments. Its new national security law violates an agreement with Britain that guaranteed the autonomy of Hong Kong. China has also imposed tariffs on Australian goods in violation of the China-Australia free trade agreement.
Source: FT #Jan04
https://www.ft.com/content/2d759671-0b1d-4587-ba63-7480990f0438
#EUChinaDeal #EU #China
The EU-China deal was pushed hard by Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and concluded right at the end of her country’s presidency of the EU. EU has signalled that it doesn’t care about all that over the past year include t crushe the freedom of Hong Kong, intensify oppression in Xinjiang and kill Indian troops
The EU says that this deal will “discipline the behaviour” of China’s state-owned enterprises, which will now be required “to act in accordance with commercial considerations”.
It is naive to believe that China will respect the agreement it has signed
Over the past year, China has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to ignore treaty commitments. Its new national security law violates an agreement with Britain that guaranteed the autonomy of Hong Kong. China has also imposed tariffs on Australian goods in violation of the China-Australia free trade agreement.
Source: FT #Jan04
https://www.ft.com/content/2d759671-0b1d-4587-ba63-7480990f0438
#EUChinaDeal #EU #China
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Europe has handed China a strategic victory
This is the wrong time for the EU to agree an investment treaty with Beijing