Posted 12/16/2023, 12:32:39 PM
Hong Kong Defends Bounties on Opposition Activists, Drawing US Criticism
- Hong Kong government hits back at US criticism over HK$1 million bounties placed on 5 more wanted opposition activists
- Government says it's common practice for law enforcement to release info on fugitives and appeal for public assistance
- Bounties took total rewards offered for info leading to arrest of fugitives in national security cases to 13
- US Secretary of State Blinken says bounties unjustly target overseas democracy advocates and show Hong Kong's disregard for rights
- Blinken calls on international community to join US in condemning Hong Kong's "act of transnational repression"