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Introduction

• China has passed a new security law for Hong Kong which states that China will oppose “foreign interference” in Hong Kong and will punish foreign forces which use Hong Kong to carry out “separatist, subversive, infiltrative or destructive activities”

New Security Bill: Creating Tensions

•  The move has been condemned and prompted anxiety inside and outside Hong Kong
• Pro-democracy legislator Claudia Mo said
• “Hong Kong as we knew it is finally dead.”
• Similarly the move created tensions out side Hong Kong

Criticism in USA

• President Donald Trump has announced that he will start to end preferential treatment for Hong Kong in trade and travel, in response to a new security law pushed by Beijing.
• In fact, USA is pushing its allies to voice their disapproval against China’s move to impose a national security law on Hong Kong

• Apart from America, the UK, Australia and Canada have also expressed their deep concern for Hong Kong Pro-democracy activists world wide said it is the end of One country, two system of China

• China was aware of such reaction from USA and its allied countries
• So, China seeks support from various countries by sending demarches to India and several other countries explaining the reason for the new draft legislation China said
•  “It is purely China’s internal affair and no foreign country may interfere in this matter”.

• North Korea Reaction North Korea expressed its support for China`s decision to impose new national security laws in Hong Kong, calling it a “legitimate step” to safeguard the state security.
• North Korea spokesperson said
• “We categorically oppose and reject the outside interference detrimental to the security and the social and economic development of Hong Kong.

• India being the largest democracy in the world, has always advocated for democracy.
• Despite the fact that India and most ASEAN countries have concerns about the city’s autonomy, they are unlikely to take similar positions as USA took.

ASEAN Countries are Dependent on China

• Dylan Loh, an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and global affairs at NTU All the ASEAN countries have economic dependence on China and no one in ASEAN countries want to irritate China on Hong Kong Issue
• Even if there were any genuine concerns, Loh said individual countries were likely to err on the side of caution and show support in the form of “generic statements of concern about the stability and safety of Hong Kong society”

China action has no impact on ASEAN States

• Drew Thompson, a former Pentagon official responsible for managing bilateral relations with China, Taiwan and Mongolia, said
• What was happening with Hong Kong did not “directly infringe or impact Asean member states”.
• Neither was there a “popular outcry” from ASEAN populations unlike South Korea where people having sympathy for Hong Kong’s prodemocracy movement

India reasons for not taking harsh positions as other countries took

• Indian Foreign Policy Expert Sinderpal Singh said India, like the ASEAN countries, did not face a public pressure over the Hong Kong situation, compared to countries like Australia which “have some push from the populace and politicians who think it’s something to speak up about”.

Non Interference

•  Singh, a senior fellow at NTU’s S Rajaratnam School of International Studies said
•  India never interferes in the domestic politics of other countries (Part of Panchsheel treaty)

Mutual Understanding

•  India also faced international criticism when India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Singh said: “There’s an understanding in the last few years that China will not publicly say anything strongly objectionable about the Kashmir situation, and India reciprocates by not commenting on Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang,
• However, some academics and think tanks in the country had suggested leveraging on current US-China tensions to solve its seven-decade old border dispute with China.

Border Tensions

• Tensions between the two Asian giants have spiked in recent weeks with a series of skirmishes and military build-up by both sides at the Line of Actual Control that separates the two countries
• Both sides have maintained they are in dialogue to resolve the stand-off peacefully, with New Delhi on Thursday rejecting Trump’s offer to mediate

India may give strong reaction

•  Experts believe that India will not go with US even if US will put sanctions against China Singh, further said: India would likely not comment on the Hong Kong situation unless the border issue took a turn for the worse
• Tell us In Comment Section…
• Do you think India Should give comment on Hong Kong Situation? If India aims to become a Regional Power and Eventually a Global Power, shouldn’t India give comment on such events across the world?

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