Britain will not walk away from Hong Kong, Johnson says

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, that Britain will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law that would conflict with its international obligations under a 1984 accord.

“Hong Kong succeeds because its people are free,” Johnson wrote in the Times. “If China proceeds, this would be in direct conflict with its obligations under the joint declaration, a legally binding treaty registered with the United Nations.”