Joe Biden blames 'weak' Trump for Hong Kong clampdown
Joe Biden blames 'weak' Trump for Hong Kong clampdown
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters during a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday. | REUTERS
JUL 2, 2020
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/07/02/world/politics-diplomacy-world/joe-biden-hong-kong-trump/
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WASHINGTON U.S. presidential contender Joe Biden on Wednesday blamed a weak Donald Trump for Chinas clampdown in Hong Kong, vowing a tougher stance on human rights if he wins the White House.
Its no wonder Beijing is acting with impunity. Time and again, President Trump has surrendered our values and reassured Chinas autocrats they have a like-minded partner in the White House, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said in a statement.
Where Trump has been weak, I will be strong, clear and consistent in standing up for our values, he said.
China on Tuesday imposed a long-threatened security law in Hong Kong that criminalizes subversion and other acts of dissent in a city to which it had promised separate freedoms.
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