Beijing increased its grip on Hong Kong Tuesday after passing a contentious Hong Kong security law that critics say undermines the semi-autonomous territory’s judicial independence. Tam Yiu-Chung, Hong Kong's sole representative to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, confirmed to reporters Tuesday that the law had been passed. "Don't let Hong Kong be used as a tool to split the country." GET THE FOX NEWS APP“We can no longer distinguish between the export of controlled items to Hong Kong or to mainland China,” Pompeo said earlier. "The U.S. side's attempt to obstruct China from promoting Hong Kong's national security legislation through the so-called sanctions will never succeed," Zhao told reporters at a daily briefing.

Source: Fox News June 30, 2020 06:35 UTC