Pompeo calls Hong Kong law an ‘affront to all nations’

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the new security law China has imposed on Hong Kong was an affront to all nations and Washington would continue to implement President Donald Trump’s directive to end the territory’s special status.

Pompeo told a news briefing the United States was deeply concerned about the safety of everyone in Hong Kong and said Article 38 of the law passed on Tuesday purported to apply to offenses committed outside Hong Kong and likely included Americans.

“This is outrageous and an affront to all nations,” he said.