WASHINGTON—The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday the United States would continue to hold Hong Kong authorities accountable for the erosion of rule of law in the territory. State Department spokesman Ned Price told a regular news briefing risks to the rule of law that were formerly limited to mainland China are now increasingly a concern for Hong Kong. “We know that a healthy business community relies on the rule of law, which the national security law that applies to Hong Kong continues to undermine,” he said. Price was responding to a question about a strengthened State Department warning to businesses issued on Tuesday about growing risks of having supply chain and investment links to China’s Xinjiang region. It cited alleged forced labor and human rights abuses there. Price was asked if a similar warning might be issued over Hong Kong. A source told Reuters earlier the Biden administration could …
US Says Will Continue to Hold Hong Kong Authorities Accountable
July 15, 2021
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