Blinken says US should accept refugees fleeing Hong Kong amid draconian law ANI | Updated: Feb 02, 2021 06:22 IST Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (local time) lambasted China over its imposition of the draconian National Security Law in Hong Kong saying it acted "egregiously" to undermine the city. Blinken, in an interview with With Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports, said that the US should accept people fleeing the crackdown in the region. "I believe we should," the Secretary of State said when asked if the US should join the UK in opening its doors to refugees fleeing the political repression in Hong Kong, according to an official transcript released by the US Department of State.