Tang Weikang, former chief consular of the United States in Hong Kong and Macao, believes that the United States is obliged to comply with the provisions of the Asia -Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and hopes that the United States can properly handle Hong Kong chief executive Li Jiachao to attend the APEC meeting.
According to the Hong Kong Ming Pao on Friday (June 9), the United States has cited Hong Kong Human Rights and Democratic Acts and Hong Kong Autonomous Law Sanctioning many Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials since 2020. It stipulates that sanctions are not allowed to enter the United States.EssenceThere are also exemption mechanisms in the two US Hong Kong -related laws, allowing the US government to exempt the execution of sanctions based on the performance of the United Nations headquarters agreement or other international obligations.
The United States has a cross -party parliament on Wednesday (7th) to send a letter to the Secretary of State Brills to oppose the United States' intention to invite the Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao, which was sanctioned by the United States to participate in the APEC meeting held at the end of this year.
Kurt Tong, the former chief consular of the United States, believes that the United States has moral and diplomatic obligations to comply with the unknown regulations and precedents of APEC, allowing members of APEC to participate appropriately.He said that the United States dealt with the problem of Li Jiachao's attending APEC is quite political, hoping to solve it properly, and believes that the good operation of APEC meets the interests of all members.
Tang Weikang took the United Nations as an example during the report inquiries that the United Nations Headquarters was located in New York. According to regulations, the official visitors of member states must enter New York, while APEC did not have clear requirements.However, he believes that the United States, as the host, has moral and diplomatic obligations to comply with APEC's unknown regulations and precedents, including allowing APEC members to participate in the meeting appropriately.