Florida's Republican Senator Rick Scott, responding to the arrest of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying today, says in a tweet: "The Chinese Communist Party and their puppets in Hong Kong continue to silence and intimidate those speaking up for democracy and human rights. "The new security law in #HongKong is nothing more than a direct assault on freedom and autonomy.'' Scott and six other Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill to prevent China from stealing or sabotaging coronavirus vaccine research.

Source: The Standard August 10, 2020 04:52 UTC