Long arm of US law mangles human rights in Hong Kong
The passing of the so-called Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act by the US legislature on Tuesday speaks volumes about the United States' hypocrisy with regard to the chaos in the special administrative region of China.
The hollowness of its claim to be upholding human rights was left in no doubt by its passing of a second bill on the same day that seeks to ban exports of standard anti-riot equipment such as tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and stun guns to the Hong Kong police.
The unopposed passage of the two bills exposes the extent to which the US lawmakers are willing to go in debasing human rights for their anti-China purposes. They clearly indicate the rioters are considered to be the only people in Hong Kong with any rights. The rights of ordinary law-abiding residents, which have been trampled over by the rioters, are conveniently ignored.
