The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act on Sept. 25, bringing the motion closer to becoming law, the South China Morning Post reported Sept. 26. Unsurprisingly, the move displeased Beijing, with a high-level Chinese diplomat in Hong Kong describing the bill as "the epitome of hegemony."

Hong Kong, U.S.: Committee Approves Democracy Bill, Angering China

The U.S. House and Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act on Sept. 25, bringing the motion closer to becoming law, the South China Morning Post reported Sept. 26. Unsurprisingly, the law incited fury in Beijing, which called the bill "the epitome of hegemony."

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Hong Kong, U.S.: Committee Approves Democracy Bill, Angering China

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