US action on Hong Kong seems to be failing, China

China's ruling Communist Party newspaper has said the removal of some trade concessions from the United States to Hong Kong is "serious interference" in China's internal affairs and appears to be failing.

The statement was made in response to US President Donald Trump's announcement in today's (Saturday) edition of the Chinese newspaper People's Daily, according to a report by the American news agency AP.

The newspaper writes that all Chinese people are determined to oppose any interference in the affairs of Hong Kong by any external force.

It said the Chinese people would not be intimidated by the dominant move to interfere in Hong Kong's affairs and serious interference in China's internal affairs while it was failing.

The paper writes that trying to force China to undermine basic interests, including sovereignty and security, through blackmail or coercion can only be an imaginary daydream.

On the other hand, critics say that the implementation of security legislation on Hong Kong by the National People's Congress under the framework of 'one country, two systems' is Beijing's commitment to maintaining Hong Kong's separate civil, legal and economic institutions. Negates

However, it is not clear what effect the move will have on Hong Kong's status as a financial hub for US companies or Asia.

It is to be noted that the specific steps taken by Beijing in response to the US move are yet to be detailed, but the People's Daily said in its editorial that China is ready for a full-fledged retaliation and you are just waiting for a shameful failure.

In Hong Kong, Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng said it was "absolutely false and wrong" that the region was losing its sovereignty.

He said China's central authorities have every right to take steps related to Hong Kong's national security.

On the other hand, there is speculation that in response to Washington's crackdown, those involved in the crackdown, including members of the Hong Kong Police Force, could face US travel bans or other.

Tara Joseph, president of the US Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, said it was now clear that Hong Kong was caught between China and the United States.

He said that with the end of special trade relationship, various businesses are facing many questions.

'US should stop interfering in internal affairs'

China has also accused the United States of holding the United Nations hostage to a controversial security law for Hong Kong and warned Western nations to stay away from its internal affairs.

Earlier, the Dawn newspaper reported that the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia had criticized the plan, which would lead to secession, coup d'etat, terrorism and any threat to national security. At the same time, Chinese security agencies will be allowed to operate openly in Hong Kong.

China's rubber-stamp parliament approved the bill's plans on Thursday, following seven months of massive pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong last year.

Diplomatic sources said China had thwarted initial US efforts to put the dispute on the UN Security Council agenda, after which the United States and Britain succeeded in holding informal discussions on Friday.

The four countries said in a joint statement that the security law proposed by Beijing was "in direct conflict" with China's international obligations to guarantee freedoms in Hong Kong.

He cited Hong Kong's special status within China under the terms of its extradition from Britain in 1997, saying "the proposed law would harm the one-country, two-system framework".

Beijing, on the other hand, says it has registered a formal protest against the four countries.

"We urge the countries concerned to respect China's sovereignty and stop interfering in Hong Kong and China's internal affairs," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Xiao Lijian told a news briefing.

He called the US approach "meaningless" and said China would not allow the US to hold the council hostage for its own purposes.

"We urge the United States to immediately end this senseless political maneuver,".

Meanwhile, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Robb had said that "if China passes this new law, London will have a special status for its people at the time of extradition to Hong Kong. The rules will expand.

However, Xiao Lijian warned that Beijing has the right to "retaliate against such a move."

The Chinese parliament's vote comes just hours after Washington revoked the special status granted to Hong Kong, paving the way for the region to be deprived of trade and economic benefits.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo informed the US Congress on May 27 that Hong Kong no longer deserves preferential trade and commercial status from the United States.

He said the status quo was withdrawn because China wanted Hong Kong at a higher level