One of the measures, the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, would require the US secretary of state to certify every year that Hong Kong was retaining its autonomy in order to keep receiving the special treatment that has allowed it to be a major financial centre. A second, the Protect Hong Kong Act, would bar commercial exports of military and crowd control items that Hong Kong policy could use against demonstrators. However, a Foreign Relations Committee aide said votes on Hong Kong-related measures were expected in the chamber in the coming weeks. The United States has accused Huawei of stealing American intellectual property and violating Iran sanctions. Beijing rejects the charge and accuses Western countries, like the United States and Britain, of stirring up trouble.

Source: bd News24 October 16, 2019 02:26 UTC