Pompeo officially declares Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous,’ slams China intervention
Author: Adam Shaw | Fox News
Protests escalate in Hong Kong over China's proposed new national security laws 120 protesters are arrested in weekend protests; Benjamin Hall reports . . .
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday officially declared that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, days after Beijing moved to impose new national security legislation on the territory.
“Beijing’s disastrous decision is only the latest in a series of actions that fundamentally undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy and freedoms and China’s own promises to the Hong Kong people under the Sino-British Joint Declaration, a U.N.-filed international treaty,” Pompeo said in a statement.
TRUMP 'DISPLEASED' WITH CHINA'S PROPOSED HONG KONG CRACKDOWN, MCENANY SAYS
Chinese government officials, citing national security, announced that the National People’s Congress (NPC) will review legislation that would criminalize anti-government movements, like the recent years-long pro-democracy protests. Pro-democracy advocates say that such a move goes against the "one country, two systems" framework that promises freedoms to residents in Hong Kong not available to Chinese citizens in the mainland.
It's one in a series of incursions by Beijing onto the liberties enjoyed in Hong Kong, that were agreed to continue after Hong Kong was handed over from the British in 1997, before which it was a British colony.
The State Department is required to assess the territory’s autonomy from China, and that on Wednesday Pompeo certified to Congress that Hong Kong “does not continue to warrant treatment under United States laws in the same manner as U.S. laws were applied to Hong Kong before July 1997.”
Pompeo blasts China for suppressing coronavirus information as Trump says 'horrible mistake' was madeVideo
“No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, given facts on the ground,” he said.
Pompeo later tweeted that “Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, given facts on the ground.”
The U.S. move is a significant shot at Beijing as it the U.S. is arguing that China's actions will make it impossible for Hong Kong to enjoy its status as a key financial hub. Administration officials are not hopeful that the statement from Pompeo will cause China to back off its actions in Hong Kong – and fear that “Hong Kong may be lost.”
Both the State Department and the White House had objected to the proposed law. White House officials said on Tuesday that President Trump is "displeased" with the efforts from China -- coming amid growing tension between the U.S. and China over its botched handling of the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.
"He’s displeased with China’s efforts and ... it’s hard to see how Hong Kong can remain a financial hub if China takes over," press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters.
Fox News' Rich Edson, John Roberts and Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.Pompeo officially declares Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous,’ slams China intervention.
[Editor's Comment: It was 100 years ago in June 1920 that my mother (single at the time) set sail for Hong Kong to be a missionary for the Pentecostal Holiness Church. G.F. Taylor, editor of the Advocate, reported that all of the missionaries on that voyage got seasick, with the exception of Julia Payne. That was my mother to be.
There is a love in my spiritual DNA for Chinese people. I am praying earnestly for Donavan NG and the leadership of the Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church, the largest church in the IPHC. Only God can save and deliver them. As we approach Pentecost Sunday, I am praying for a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Hong Kong. God can change it all.
I remember well when I was the pastor of Tarkenton Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church in Athens, GA, that God gave our church congregation a great opportunity to have a special ministry to the International Students at the University of Georgia. Every quarter our people went there to provide sandwiches, chips, cookies, soft drinks, ets. for them. We averaged over 300 each quarter. I attended every luncheon with these international students. The Lord showed me that He had brought a mission field to our doorsteps as the bright and best students from many countries came to the Georgia campus to study.
One time I was there with them, there were a group of Chinese female students clustered together. I approached them to engage them in speaking what little Chinese I knew. One of the student approached me in English and asked for my help. She said, "Dr. Morgan, I was born in China under Communism. We were taught from childhood that there is no God. However, there is something down deep inside of me that says 'God exists.' I have been attending a Bible study and prayer meeting in our dormitory and learning about Jesus. I would like to pray to Him, but I don't know how. Does God speak and understand Chinese?"
I cried, and said to her, "You betcha, God knows every language. He knows you, in fact, He knew you when you were conceived in utter seclusion in your mother's womb. Just talk to Him like you would to your father or mother. Pour out your heart. He will hear you and forgive you of all your sins and come into your heart."
That student was working on a Ph.D. degree in Micro Biology.
There are millions upon millions of Chinese like this student who want to know God. God can and will give a great awakening and revival to China and Hong Kong.
I have been singing a song I learned many years ago entitled, "The Haven of Rest."
The Haven of Rest
Author: Henry L. Gilmour (1890)
1 My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea,
So burdened with sin and distressed,
Till I heard a sweet voice saying, "Make me your choice;"
And I entered the "Haven of Rest!"
Refrain:
I've anchored my soul in the "Haven of Rest,"
I'll sail the wide seas no more;
The tempest may sweep o'er the wild, stormy deep,
In Jesus I'm safe evermore.
2 I yielded myself to His tender embrace,
And faith taking hold of the Word,
My fetters fell off, and I anchored my soul:
The "Haven of Rest" is my Lord. [Refrain]
3 The song of my soul, since the Lord made me whole,
Has been the old story so blest,
Of Jesus, who'll save whosoever will have
A home in the "Haven of Rest." [Refrain]
4 How precious the thought that we all may recline,
Like John the beloved and blest,
On Jesus' strong arm, where no tempest can harm,
Secure in the "Haven of Rest." [Refrain]
5 Oh, come to the Savior, He patiently waits
To save by His power divine;
Come, anchor your soul in the "Haven of Rest,"
And say, "My Beloved is mine." [Refrain]
Amen.
Source: The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #400
Will you join me in praying for Donavan Ng, and the Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church leaders and congregations?
Author: Adam Shaw | Fox News
Protests escalate in Hong Kong over China's proposed new national security laws 120 protesters are arrested in weekend protests; Benjamin Hall reports . . .
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday officially declared that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, days after Beijing moved to impose new national security legislation on the territory.
“Beijing’s disastrous decision is only the latest in a series of actions that fundamentally undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy and freedoms and China’s own promises to the Hong Kong people under the Sino-British Joint Declaration, a U.N.-filed international treaty,” Pompeo said in a statement.
TRUMP 'DISPLEASED' WITH CHINA'S PROPOSED HONG KONG CRACKDOWN, MCENANY SAYS
Chinese government officials, citing national security, announced that the National People’s Congress (NPC) will review legislation that would criminalize anti-government movements, like the recent years-long pro-democracy protests. Pro-democracy advocates say that such a move goes against the "one country, two systems" framework that promises freedoms to residents in Hong Kong not available to Chinese citizens in the mainland.
It's one in a series of incursions by Beijing onto the liberties enjoyed in Hong Kong, that were agreed to continue after Hong Kong was handed over from the British in 1997, before which it was a British colony.
The State Department is required to assess the territory’s autonomy from China, and that on Wednesday Pompeo certified to Congress that Hong Kong “does not continue to warrant treatment under United States laws in the same manner as U.S. laws were applied to Hong Kong before July 1997.”
Pompeo blasts China for suppressing coronavirus information as Trump says 'horrible mistake' was madeVideo
“No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, given facts on the ground,” he said.
Pompeo later tweeted that “Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, given facts on the ground.”
The U.S. move is a significant shot at Beijing as it the U.S. is arguing that China's actions will make it impossible for Hong Kong to enjoy its status as a key financial hub. Administration officials are not hopeful that the statement from Pompeo will cause China to back off its actions in Hong Kong – and fear that “Hong Kong may be lost.”
Both the State Department and the White House had objected to the proposed law. White House officials said on Tuesday that President Trump is "displeased" with the efforts from China -- coming amid growing tension between the U.S. and China over its botched handling of the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.
"He’s displeased with China’s efforts and ... it’s hard to see how Hong Kong can remain a financial hub if China takes over," press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters.
Fox News' Rich Edson, John Roberts and Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.Pompeo officially declares Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous,’ slams China intervention.
[Editor's Comment: It was 100 years ago in June 1920 that my mother (single at the time) set sail for Hong Kong to be a missionary for the Pentecostal Holiness Church. G.F. Taylor, editor of the Advocate, reported that all of the missionaries on that voyage got seasick, with the exception of Julia Payne. That was my mother to be.
There is a love in my spiritual DNA for Chinese people. I am praying earnestly for Donavan NG and the leadership of the Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church, the largest church in the IPHC. Only God can save and deliver them. As we approach Pentecost Sunday, I am praying for a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Hong Kong. God can change it all.
I remember well when I was the pastor of Tarkenton Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church in Athens, GA, that God gave our church congregation a great opportunity to have a special ministry to the International Students at the University of Georgia. Every quarter our people went there to provide sandwiches, chips, cookies, soft drinks, ets. for them. We averaged over 300 each quarter. I attended every luncheon with these international students. The Lord showed me that He had brought a mission field to our doorsteps as the bright and best students from many countries came to the Georgia campus to study.
One time I was there with them, there were a group of Chinese female students clustered together. I approached them to engage them in speaking what little Chinese I knew. One of the student approached me in English and asked for my help. She said, "Dr. Morgan, I was born in China under Communism. We were taught from childhood that there is no God. However, there is something down deep inside of me that says 'God exists.' I have been attending a Bible study and prayer meeting in our dormitory and learning about Jesus. I would like to pray to Him, but I don't know how. Does God speak and understand Chinese?"
I cried, and said to her, "You betcha, God knows every language. He knows you, in fact, He knew you when you were conceived in utter seclusion in your mother's womb. Just talk to Him like you would to your father or mother. Pour out your heart. He will hear you and forgive you of all your sins and come into your heart."
That student was working on a Ph.D. degree in Micro Biology.
There are millions upon millions of Chinese like this student who want to know God. God can and will give a great awakening and revival to China and Hong Kong.
I have been singing a song I learned many years ago entitled, "The Haven of Rest."
The Haven of Rest
Author: Henry L. Gilmour (1890)
1 My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea,
So burdened with sin and distressed,
Till I heard a sweet voice saying, "Make me your choice;"
And I entered the "Haven of Rest!"
Refrain:
I've anchored my soul in the "Haven of Rest,"
I'll sail the wide seas no more;
The tempest may sweep o'er the wild, stormy deep,
In Jesus I'm safe evermore.
2 I yielded myself to His tender embrace,
And faith taking hold of the Word,
My fetters fell off, and I anchored my soul:
The "Haven of Rest" is my Lord. [Refrain]
3 The song of my soul, since the Lord made me whole,
Has been the old story so blest,
Of Jesus, who'll save whosoever will have
A home in the "Haven of Rest." [Refrain]
4 How precious the thought that we all may recline,
Like John the beloved and blest,
On Jesus' strong arm, where no tempest can harm,
Secure in the "Haven of Rest." [Refrain]
5 Oh, come to the Savior, He patiently waits
To save by His power divine;
Come, anchor your soul in the "Haven of Rest,"
And say, "My Beloved is mine." [Refrain]
Amen.
Source: The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #400
Will you join me in praying for Donavan Ng, and the Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church leaders and congregations?