US diplomat in Hong Kong says security law use a ‘tragedy’ Inquirer News


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HONG KONG — The top American diplomat in Hong Kong said Monday that it is a “tragedy” to use the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s new national security law to chip away at “fundamental freedoms” in the Asian financial hub and create an “atmosphere of coercion and self-censorship.” A protester carrying an American flag as she is stopped by riot police during a protest outside the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong, Saturday, July 4, 2020 to mark the American Independence Day or “the Fourth of July.” China’s government and pro-Beijing activists in Hong Kong are condemning what they call foreign meddling in...