China is no longer compliant with Hong Kong's joint declaration after Beijing announced sweeping changes to the region's electoral system, Britain said Saturday.
UK Says China Noncompliant With Hong Kong Joint Declaration
The UK now considers the Chinese regime to be “in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Joint Declaration,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Saturday.
“Beijing’s decision to impose radical changes to restrict participation in Hong Kong’s electoral system constitutes a further clear breach of the legally binding Sino-British Joint Declaration,” Raab said in a statement.
China’s latest decision to undermine Hong Kong’s electoral system and stifle democratic voices renders it in ongoing non-compliance with the Sino-British Joint Declarationhttps://t.co/KFcjYxEbG3
On March 11, China’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), approved a draft decision to change Hong Kong’s electoral system, making it virtually impossible for the opposition to affect the outcome of elections.