US says Beijing has ‘eviscerated’ Hong Kong freedoms


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US says Beijing has 'eviscerated' Hong Kong freedoms Advertisement World US says Beijing has 'eviscerated' Hong Kong freedoms Amid escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused China of an assault on rights and freedoms in Hong Kong AFP/ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS 11 Aug 2020 01:08AM Share this content Bookmark WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday (Aug 10) he is "deeply troubled" by the Hong Kong arrest of pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai , accusing Beijing of an assault on rights and freedoms in the territory. "I'm deeply troubled by reports of the arrest...