Hong Kong Warns The U.S. To Not Remove Its 'Special Status'

FILE PHOTO: Anti-government demonstrators sit as they were detained during a lunch time protest as a second reading of a controversial national anthem law takes place in Hong Kong, China May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Reuters: Hong Kong government warns removing U.S. special status is 'double-edged sword'

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s government warned Washington that withdrawing its special U.S. status, which has underpinned the city as a global financial hub, could be a “double-edged sword” and urged the United States to stop interfering in internal affairs.

The statement came as U.S. President Donald Trump is due to announce later on Friday his response to the Chinese parliament’s advancement of national security legislation for Hong Kong, which democracy activists and Western countries fear could erode the city’s freedoms.

The former British colony enjoys a high degree of autonomy under a “one country, two systems” formula since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

“Any sanctions are a double-edged sword that will not only harm the interests of Hong Kong but also significantly those of the U.S.,” the city’s government said late on Thursday.

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WNU Editor: Hong Kong is now threatening the U.S.. I thought I have seen everything from what has been happening in that former British colony. But this "warning" is definitely a new one. Bottom line. The leaders of Hong Kong may like to believe that China's new national security law will not change anything, but truth be told, it will and it has.

Update: On a side note. This is who the Hong Kong government, their masters in Beijing, and the police see as a threat (see below).