Hong Kong crisis: UK PM Johnson urged to form global alliance over China security law

In a bid to coordinate response to China-Hong Kong crisis, seven former UK foreign secretaries reportedly urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to form a global alliance. While China is facing mounting criticism over a planned security law for Hong Kong, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab reportedly said that United Kingdom would t turn a blind eye. In a reported letter to PM, cross-party group of former cabinet ministers said that British government must be seen to le international response, as many countries take ir cue from Britain over its former colony.

Hong Kong was handed back to China from British control back in 1997, however, under a unique agreement. According to deal, former British colony enjoys some freedoms t seen in. Mainland China. While rules are set out in a mini-constitution called Basic Law, re are still fears that new proposed security law could compromise some of freedoms guaranteed by initial Basic law. 

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As per reports, Jeremy Hunt, David Miliband, Jack Straw, William Hague, Malcolm Rifkind, David Owen and Margaret Beckett all expressed ir concern at what y call China’s ‘flagrant breach’ of Si-British agreements by imposing tough national security laws on city. former minister urged Johnson to set up an ‘international contact group’ of allies in a bid to coordinate any joint action. 

While speaking to an international media outlet, a Downing Street spokesman also insisted that government was alrey playing a leing role with international partners in urging China to think again. Raab also reportedly said that new security law ‘very clearly violates’ automy that is guaranteed under Chinese law as well as that in 1997 agreement. Furrmore, he reportedly also confirmed that Britain will allow those who hold British National (Overseas) passport to come to UK and apply to study and work for an extendable 12-month period. 

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Taiwan to devise settlement plan

While UK is ‘proving a path of citizenship’, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen also said that she will devise a settlement plan for Hong Kongers who have been pushing for freedom and democracy. While taking to Facebook, Tsai Ing said that country’s executive branch would devise a humanitarian aid action plan for Hongkongers as city’s automy was being undermined. 

Moreover, Tsai also said that If situation in Hong Kong worsens, and its automy and human rights are furr suppressed, Taiwan will resolutely voice our concerns. She ded that country will continue to support Hongkongers’ determination to strive for democracy and freedom which are paramount to its peace and stability. 

(Im: AP)

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