China to suspend Hong Kong’s extradition agreement with New Zealand

China, on August 3, said that it would soon suspend its extrition treaty with New Zealand. Beijing’s move came in response to pacific nation’s suspension of its extrition agreement with Hong Kong. Jacinda Ardern led ministration took step after Chinese communist party imposed draconian national security law on Hong Kong.

As per extrition treaty, Hong Kongers residing in New Zealand, if suspected of criminal activities, could be sent back to Hong Kong. In dition, y could also be subjected to face trial, legal procures or approval by ministers in city. However, doubling down on decision, country’s foreign minister Winston Peters reasoned that his country longer considered that  “Hong Kong’s criminal justice system was independent of China”.

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'It has eroded rule of law'

"China's pass of its new national security legislation has eroded rule-of-law principles, undermined 'one country, two systems' framework that underpins Hong Kong’s unique status, and gone against commitments China me to international community," Peters said at a press briefing.

New Zealand is t first country to halt extrition treaty. Fearing injustice from newly imposed National Security Law, countries including UK, Australia, Germany and Cana have alrey suspended ir treaties with Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Switzerland’s foreign minister raised concern over China moving away from “path of openness” and called for need for strengning international law. Speaking to a weekly newspaper SonntagsBlick, Ignazio Cassis said that ecomic liberalisation in China has t been matched by political liberalisation.

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Cassis asserted that Switzerland must defend its interests and values more robustly by strengning international law and multilateral system. China’s national security law has undermined automy of Hong Kong and Switzerland fears for its companies who have invested in Semi-automous region.

However, China has alrey implemented  draconian law and has started detaining pro-democracy activists under garb of national security. arbitrary la have targeted former pro-democracy demonstrators but also students, businesspersons and local residents.

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