China says will have counter-measures against the U.S. "wrong decision" on HK

Record ID: 1436993

  • Title: China says will have counter-measures against the U.S. "wrong decision" on HK
  • Date: 16th October 2019
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 16, 2019) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG ARRIVING FOR REGULAR NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "I would want to emphasize again, we will take effective counter-measures against the wrong decision made by the U.S. and the wrong behaviour of the U.S. that harms China's interests. We will resolutely safeguard our sovereignty and developmental interests. Please continue to monitor for the specific measures." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF FOREIGN MINISTRY BUILDING CHINESE FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 30th October 2019 10:05
  • Keywords: China Counter-measures US Hongkong Protest Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B1CIOG7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday (October 16) that Beijing will take "effective counter-measures" against new legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives related to the Hong Kong protests and urged lawmakers to stop interfering.
    The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 15) passed four pieces of legislation taking a hard line on China, three related to pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
    The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, one of the measures passed by the House, would require the U.S. secretary of state to certify each year that Hong Kong retained its autonomy in order to receive special treatment as a major financial center.
    A second, the Protect Hong Kong Act, would bar commercial exports of military and crowd control items that Hong Kong policy could use against demonstrators.
    (Production: Thomas Suen)
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