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August 10, 2020 By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday slammed China for the arrest of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who he said was a “patriot,†and said the move indicated that Beijing is unlikely to change its position on the financial hub. Pompeo told the Conservative Political Action Conference that the United States would take action to ensure that Washington treated Hong Kong as an extension of China after Beijing passed its new national security legislation in June, prompting Washington to end the territory’s special status. “I’m...
