Beijing Trying to ‘Remake Hong Kong in Its Image’ With City Election Delay: Rubio

A sign is set up at a campaign location during primary elections in Hong Kong on July 12, 2020. Isaac Lawrence/AFP via Getty Images

Governments and officials around the world have condemned the Hong Kong government’s decision to delay an upcoming election, saying it was Beijing’s latest affront on the city’s freedoms.

“The world has watched the Chinese Communist Party’s continued, escalating assault on Hong Kong’s freedoms and autonomy,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) told The Epoch Times in a July 31 email.