Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Accuses U.S. Of Double Standards Over Policing Of George Floyd Protests
The chief executive of the semi-autonomous territory, Carrie Lam, made the comparison in her first public appearance since President Donald Trump said his government would end special exemptions for the city in reaction to Beijing’s plan to impose national security laws. Demonstrations turned violent last year in Hong Kong against legislation that was eventually shelved, which proposed allowing criminal suspects to be extradited to China. Fearing further unrest, Beijing has proposed a security law banning “treason, sedition, secession and subversion....