WASHINGTON, Nov 15 — The US Congress should enact legislation that would suspend the special economic status Hong Kong enjoys under US law should China deploy forces to crush protests in the territory, a congressional advisory body said yesterday. The US-China Economic and Security Review...
Friday, 15 Nov 2019 07:58 AM MYT
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission , which is tasked with monitoring the national security implications of US relations with Beijing, issued the call in its annual report among a series of tough proposals reflecting a “markedly more confrontational” relationship. The House of Representatives unanimously passed Hong Kong human rights legislation last month, including a bill that would place Hong Kong's special treatment under tighter scrutiny.
It also urged Congress to direct the State Department to develop specific benchmarks to measure the “high degree of autonomy” the territory is meant to enjoy from Beijing. On Taiwan, which Beijing views as a renegade province but which Washington is bound to help defend, the USCC called for a Pentagon study to form the basis of a 15-year plan of action to deter any attempt by Beijing to absorb the island by force.
The commission highlighted the deepening ties between China and Russia, and said Congress should seek an intelligence assessment of the effect this could have on the United States and its allies and on how to respond.
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