US says Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous from China’ after Beijing warned US not to ‘take countries to new Cold War’

THE United States has revealed that Hong Kong is “no longer autonomous from China” – in a drastic move after Beijing warned the US not to “take countries to a new Cold War.”

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted Wednesday: “Today, I reported to Congress that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, given facts on the ground.”

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has revealed the US now stand with the people of Hong Kong[/caption]

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A large group of detainees sit on the ground as police officers stand guard in Hong Kong, China on May 27, 2020[/caption]

According to an official press statement from the US Department of State, the United States now stands with the people of Hong Kong.

It read: “No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, given facts on the ground.

“While the United States once hoped that free and prosperous Hong Kong would provide a model for authoritarian China, it is now clear that China is modeling Hong Kong after itself.

The news comes as Hong Kong struggles “against the CCP’s increasing denial of the autonomy that they were promised.”

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Hong Kong rallies take place against China’s proposed security law[/caption]

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