Beijing warned it would retaliate if United States President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act into law, after the US Senate passed the act, which could pave the way for diplomatic action and economic sanctions against the city’s government.
外交部发言人耿爽20日就美国国会参议院通过“香港人权与民主法案”发表谈话:
我们正告美方认清形势,悬崖勒马,立即采取措施阻止该案成法,立即停止插手香港事务、干涉中国内政,以免引火烧身、自食苦果。如果美方一意孤行,中方必将采取有力措施予以坚决反制,坚定维护国家主权、安全、发展利益。