In a recent statement, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement Thursday strongly condemning the arrests and urging Hong Kong authorities to immediately release the detainees. The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement on Thursday strongly condemning the arrest and urging the Hong Kong authorities to release the detainees immediately.
The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a statement Thursday that the U.S. Department of State has not yet issued a statement on the matter.
In a statement Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo strongly condemned the arrest of three student pro-democracy activists and called for the immediate release of the detainees. Pompeo said the Hong Kong government, which is controlled by Chinese authorities, continues to stifle dissenting voices, suppress public opinion, and use police force for political purposes.
Pompeo criticized Beijing for violating the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Chinese Communist Party for joining with their agents in Hong Kong to undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy and respect for human rights and to suppress freedom of peaceful assembly and expression. Pompeo reiterated that “the United States stands with the people of Hong Kong”.
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