Trudeau Minister Condemns China’s Removal of Hong Kong Lawmakers
Opposition lawmakers Dennis Kwok, left, Alvin Yeung, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung speak after being disqualified from the Hong Kong legislature on Nov. 11.
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Justin Trudeau’s top diplomat condemned China’s latest move against Hong Kong’s opposition, potentially worsening a bitter diplomatic feud.
Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Beijing’s approval of a resolution allowing the disqualification of insufficiently loyal lawmakers in the former British colony represents a “further assault” on its freedoms and autonomy. Four members of Hong Kong’s legislature were immediately banished.