Pompeo: HK's treatment of activists makes autonomy assessment more difficult
Published: May 21, 2020 6:23 AM
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday recent treatment of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists made it more difficult to assess that the territory remains highly autonomous from China, a requirement for the special treatment it enjoys under American law.
Pompeo said a congressionally mandated State Department assessment as to whether the former British colony has such a degree of autonomy was still pending.
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