Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State<\/p>\n
On July 1, we mark the 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to the People\u2019s Republic of China.\u00a0 This date was envisioned as the halfway point of 50 years of promised autonomy under the \u201cOne Country, Two Systems\u201d framework.\u00a0 Yet it is now evident that Hong Kong and Beijing authorities no longer view democratic participation, fundamental freedoms, and an independent media as part of this vision.<\/p>\n
In 2019, millions of Hong Kongers joined public protests to oppose controversial extradition legislation.\u00a0 Beijing\u2019s response \u2013 the National Security Law \u2013 set the stage for an erosion of autonomy and dismantling of the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents over the last two years.\u00a0 Authorities have jailed the opposition, with many imprisoned for more than a year.\u00a0 Hong Kong\u2019s leaders have raided independent media organizations, shuttered museums and removed public works of art, weakened democratic institutions, delayed elections, prevented vigils, disqualified sitting lawmakers, and instituted loyalty oaths.\u00a0 Government officials have spread disinformation that grassroots protests were the work of foreign actors.\u00a0\u00a0They have done all of this in an effort to deprive Hong Kongers of what they have been promised.<\/p>\n
We stand in solidarity with people in Hong Kong and reinforce their calls for their promised freedoms to be reinstated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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