Hong Kong: anger in China as US Senate passes bill protecting protesters’ rights
Beijing brands human rights bill, which Trump has yet to approve, a ‘whitewash’ as university standoff continues
The US Senate has passed legislation aimed at protecting human rights in Hong Kong amid a crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, as dozens of protester spent a fourth day stranded in a university campus.
The “Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act” will go to the House of Representatives, which approved its own version last month. The two chambers will have to work out their differences before any legislation can be sent to President Donald Trump for his consideration.
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