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Blanken criticizes Chinese Communist Party’s lack of transparency in handling the epidemic U.S. must give Hong Kong people a safe haven

 2021年2月1日

In his first televised interview since taking office, new U.S. Secretary of State John Buergen today harshly criticized the Chinese Communist Party for its opaque handling of the Epidemic and for undermining its commitment to allow Hong Kong to maintain its autonomy. He also argued that the United States must also open its doors to Hong Kong people who have fled the crackdown.

In an interview with NBC News, Antony Blinken said that despite the arrival of World health Organization (WHO) investigators at the source of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China, Beijing‘s performance in allowing experts access to the site where the virus was found was “far from Beijing’s performance in allowing experts access to the site where the virus was found is still “far from satisfactory.

Buerken said that China’s lack of transparency is a “deep-rooted problem” that must be addressed.

Bulken also criticized the Chinese Communist Party for going “too far” with Hong Kong and undermining its commitment to allow Hong Kong to maintain autonomy. Beijing has launched waves of arrests of pro-democracy protesters after passing a far-reaching national security law in Hong Kong that explicitly criminalizes secession and subversion.

In an interview, Bulken said the United States must open the door to Hong Kong people fleeing repression, as Britain has promised to do.

We are seeing Hong Kong people rise up again to defend their rights, rights that were promised to them,” he said. If they are victims of repression by the Chinese Communist authorities, we should do something to provide them with a safe haven.

Bulken added that the United States would gain strength against the Chinese Communist Party if it re-engaged in global affairs and international organizations, “because when we withdraw, China will fill in.

The challenge posed by China,” Bulken said, “is more attributable to our own brewing weaknesses than to their rise in power. He apparently meant former U.S. President Donald Trump‘s antipathy toward international organizations such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United Nations (UN) and the WHO.