Ken Jarrett on the U.S. Reaction to the Hong Kong Security Law
Shanghai-based Senior Advisor Ken Jarrett speaks with the South China Morning Post about the U.S. reaction to China's new Hong Kong security law:
“The US government might be looking to see what it all means: how forcefully China will implement the law, how widespread and vocal the opposition is from the Hong Kong people, the pressure from Congress, and the potential impact on US economic interests,” said Kenneth Jarrett, senior adviser at Albright Stonebridge Group and former US deputy consul general for Hong Kong. “In principle, the next action should be the specifics on the visa sanctions, since that has been announced. There’s been talk of some refugee status arrangement for Hongkongers, but we do not know how quickly that will move.”
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