Australia Warns China to Stop Interfering in Hong Kong Democracy

Australia Warns China to Stop Interfering in Hong Kong Democracy
Police detain people as they patrol the area after protesters called for a rally in Hong Kong on Sept. 6, 2020. Dale De Lay Rey/AFP via Getty Images
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Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne has officially cautioned Beijing after four duly-elected lawmakers were disqualified from Hong Kong’s Legislative Council by the Chinese Communist Party.

The move is seen as undermining the legal agreement set out in Hong Kong’s Basic Law and the Sino-British Joint Declaration which gives Hong Kong autonomy from the totalitarian communist regime that rules in mainland China.

Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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