US says Beijing has ࢀ˜evisceratedࢀ™ Hong Kong freedoms

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday he is ࢀœdeeply troubledࢀ by the Hong Kong arrest of pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, accusing Beijing of an assault on rights and freedoms in the territory. ࢀœIࢀ™m deeply troubled by reports of the arrest of @JimmyLaiApple under Hong Kongࢀ™s draconian National Security Law,ࢀ Pompeo tweeted, calling it ࢀœfurther proof that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) has eviscerated Hong Kongࢀ™s freedoms and eroded the rights of its people.ࢀ ADVERTISEMENT Lai, one of Hong Kongࢀ™s most vocal Beijing critics, was arrested early Monday for colluding with foreign forces, one of the offenses in…