A protester holds an American flag on Wednesday at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where anti-government protesters remain under police siege. Photo: AP

China ‘will retaliate’ if Donald Trump signs Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act into law

  • Beijing calls on Washington to ‘stop the act becoming law’ after it is passed by Senate, with the US president retaining the right to sign or veto it
  • Support for the bill surges among senators amid a siege at a Hong Kong university campus
Topic |   Hong Kong protests

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A protester holds an American flag on Wednesday at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where anti-government protesters remain under police siege. Photo: AP
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Police detain a student activist at Polytechnic University. Support for a US Senate bill that could pave the way for diplomatic action and sanctions against Hong Kong surged following violence at the campus. Photo: AP

US Senate passes Hong Kong democracy bill in a win for Washington’s China hardliners

  • The number of lawmakers cosponsoring surged ahead of the bill’s passage, following violence at Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University
  • The approval likely sends the legislation to US President Donald Trump to sign into law
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Police detain a student activist at Polytechnic University. Support for a US Senate bill that could pave the way for diplomatic action and sanctions against Hong Kong surged following violence at the campus. Photo: AP
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