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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 09:06 PM Jul 2020

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 China’s clampdown in Hong Kong, vowing a tougher stance on human rights if he wins the White House.

“It’s no wonder Beijing is acting with impunity. Time and again, President Trump has surrendered our values and reassured China’s 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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