Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) introduced legislation on Dec. 9 to revoke special treatment for Hong Kong in light of its human rights violations.
“The United States must strengthen and update its policy to counter the PRC and Hong Kong governments’ erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy and democratic values,” stated Cardin, using the acronym for the People’s Republic of China, the official name of the country ruled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The Hong Kong Policy Act of 2024 would be an update and a reversal of the 1992 policy on Hong Kong, in which the United States codified its relationship with Hong Kong as separate from its relations with communist China upon Britain’s handover of Hong Kong….
Senator Introduces Bill to End Hong Kong’s Special Status Over CCP Interference
