Thousands Sign Online Petition Calling for Hong Kong, Chinese Officials Who Support Extradition Bill to Be Barred From US

Thousands Sign Online Petition Calling for Hong Kong, Chinese Officials Who Support Extradition Bill to Be Barred From US
As mass protests intensified, Hong Kong police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at of protesters on June 12, 2019 outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council building. Bilong Song/The Epoch Times
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An online petition urging Congress to revoke the U.S. citizenship and visas of Chinese and Hong Kong officials who support a controversial extradition bill has collected over 200,000 signatures in just two days.
The Hong Kong bill, first proposed in February, would allow criminal suspects sought after by the Chinese regime to be extradited to mainland China, where jurisdictions are solely controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.
Iris Tao
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Iris Tao is a Washington correspondent covering the White House for NTD. Prior to her work at the White House, she reported on U.S. politics and U.S.–China relations from NTD’s New York headquarters. She holds degrees in journalism and economics from Boston University.
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