U.S. Delays Annual Report on Hong Kong’s Autonomy, Pompeo Says
- Protests in city against China’s growing influence return
- Concerns growing that Hong Kong’s autonomy is being eroded
Riot police wearing protective masks attempt to disperse a crowd during a protest in Hong Kong on May 1.
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The U.S. delayed an annual report to Congress assessing Hong Kong’s autonomy, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said, amid signals that China’s top agency in the city could take a more hands-on role.
The postponement will “allow us to account for any additional actions that Beijing may be contemplating in the run-up to the National People’s Congress that would further undermine the people of Hong Kong’s autonomy as promised by China,” Pompeo told reporters in Washington Wednesday.