Hong Kong protesters have turned their attention to the U.S. consulate

Hong Kong protesters march on U.S. consulate.

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last updated 9 September 2019

Hong Kong's protesters want the United States to step in and help them out.

Anti-government, pro-democracy protests continued in Hong Kong on Sunday, as thousands of demonstrators marched on the U.S. consulate in the city in an attempt to garner support from Washington.

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More specifically, The South China Morning Post reports, the rallygoers want Washington officials to back the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which would require the U.S. government to assess Hong Kong's level of political autonomy to determine whether it should continue to have a special trade status under the U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992. The bill, if passed, could reportedly put more pressure on Beijing, because losing the special status would affect investment in mainland China.

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Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.

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