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News The US is trying to play the “Hong Kong card” to undermine Beijing and doesn’t really care about the people, China’s foreign ministry has said, in response to US President Joe Biden’s offer of a ‘safe haven’ for Hong Kongers. On Thursday, Biden told the Department of Homeland Security to implement a “deferral of removal” for up to 18 months for thousands of Hong Kong residents currently staying in the US. In a memo, the president accused China of assaulting Hong Kong’s autonomy, of “undermining its remaining democratic processes and institutions”, and of restricting academic freedom, and freedom of...
