The United States has expressed its condemnation of the Hong Kong government's recent announcement on July 25 regarding new arrest warrants and bounties. These measures target 15 additional overseas activists, including individuals based in the U.S. The U.S. government views this as a form of transnational repression against Hong Kongers exercising their fundamental freedoms.
The statement emphasized that the U.S. will not tolerate attempts by the Hong Kong government to apply its national security laws to silence or intimidate Americans or anyone on U.S. soil.
The latest actions by the Hong Kong government are seen as further erosion of the autonomy promised to the people of Hong Kong by Beijing after the 1997 handover. The Trump Administration reaffirmed its commitment to defending freedom of speech and political discourse, which are core American values.
