Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned both Beijing and the Hong Kong government after a controversial electoral reform bill was passed by the Chinese-ruled city’s legislature on May 27.
The bill, passed by a margin of 40 to 2, was passed in a rather empty chamber of the 70-seat Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo)—with only 43 legislators in attendance to cast a vote. Beijing disqualified some opposition pro-democracy lawmakers last year and many others resigned in protest.
