Biden allows some Hong Kong residents to stay in U.S. amid Beijing crackdown
More than 10,000 were arrested after pro-democracy protests in 2019. While the world deals with COVID, they’ve languished in a grueling trial process.Earlier this year,for Hong Kongers and said it expected as many as 300,000 people would avail themselves of the benefit.
President George H.W. Bush took a similar action for Chinese nationals after the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday, “Given the politically motivated arrests and trials, the silencing of the media, and the diminishing space for elections and democratic opposition, we will continue to take steps in support of people in Hong Kong.”Activists involved in the Hong Kong dispute welcomed the Biden administration’s action but said it was just a start.
“This is a significant step, but it’s part of a bigger puzzle,” Samuel Chu, managing director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council, a Washington-based advocacy group, said in an interview. He said he hoped the administration would expand amnesty opportunities but that the temporary safe haven would allow a respite for those who want to return to Hong Kong to continue the fight.“This is certainly a welcome move by the Biden administration,” said Yaqiu Wang, a China researcher at Human Rights Watch.
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