Beijing has reacted defensively to the unified posture of the prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) towards the Chinese regime after they expressed “grave concerns” about human rights in the Xinjiang region of China, the limiting of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong, and more. This comes after Australian PM Scott Morrison and New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern released an extensive joint statement after their Annual Leaders’ Summit in Queenstown, New Zealand. “The Prime Ministers expressed deep concern over developments that limit the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong and undermine the high degree of autonomy China guaranteed Hong Kong until 2047 under the Sino-British Joint Declaration,” the statement read. Beijing is considered to have breached this arrangement last year when it imposed the National Security Law on Hong Kong. Since then, pro-democracy activists have been arrested and sentenced to jail terms, and countries like Australia and the United …