{"id":593814,"date":"2021-07-16T15:06:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T19:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=593814"},"modified":"2021-07-16T15:06:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T19:06:10","slug":"citing-ccp-influence-biden-warns-americans-about-doing-business-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citing-ccp-influence-biden-warns-americans-about-doing-business-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Citing CCP Influence, Biden Warns Americans About Doing Business In Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fciting-ccp-influence-biden-warns-americans-about-doing-business-in-hong-kong%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=593814&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1156669436.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The Biden administration warned American companies with operations in Hong Kong of risks induced by Chinese government control of the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Last year, the Chinese Communist Party enacted the \u201cHong Kong National Security Law\u201d which, according to the Biden administration, tightened penalties for \u201csecession\u201d and \u201csubversion.\u201d Despite widespread protests that garnered international attention, the law gutted individual rights for citizens of Hong Kong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a joint <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/126\/20210716_hong_kong_advisory.pdf\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span>, the Department of the Treasury, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, and Department of Commerce warned American companies about the \u201cgrowing risks\u201d of operating in Hong Kong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The statement reads:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"20\">\n<p><i><span>As noted in the Department of State\u2019s 2021 Hong Kong Policy Act Report, the PRC\u2019s imposition of the NSL on Hong Kong in June 2020 led to major structural changes that significantly reduced Hong Kong\u2019s autonomy. As a result, business and rule of law risks that were formerly limited to mainland China are now increasingly a concern in Hong Kong.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Hong Kong authorities have arrested foreign nationals under the NSL, including one U.S. citizen. Those arrested may have travel documents confiscated and may be prevented from departing Hong Kong. Additionally, the Legislative Council passed an amendment to immigration law on April 28, effective August 1, which could potentially allow Hong Kong authorities to place exit bans on individuals seeking to depart the country, including non-residents.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Particular risks surround the issue of data privacy:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"25\">\n<p><i><span>The NSL introduced a heightened risk of PRC and Hong Kong authorities using expanded legal authorities to collect data from businesses and individuals in Hong Kong for actions that may violate \u201cnational security.\u201d Hong Kong authorities have, to date, interpreted \u201cnational security\u201d to include participating in primary elections, calling for political steps specifically protected by the Basic Law, posting opinions on social media, and meeting with members of the diplomatic community.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The NSL empowers Hong Kong law enforcement to conduct searches, including of electronic devices, for evidence in national security cases, and the NSL permits Hong Kong law enforcement to require Internet service providers to provide or delete data and other information relevant to national security cases, both without judicial oversight. Furthermore, businesses and individuals should be aware that the NSL authorizes the Office for Safeguarding National Security, which is staffed by PRC security services, to collect data in Hong Kong.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The Biden administration\u2019s warning comes as China openly heightens its global ambitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/chinese-dictator-xi-jinping-makes-disturbing-remarks-in-speech-while-new-satellite-images-raise-alarm-about-nuclear-capabilities\"><span>speech<\/span><\/a><span> commemorating the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s 100th anniversary, President Xi Jinping laid out a plan for a \u201cpeaceful national reunification\u201d with Taiwan: \u201cWe must take resolute action to utterly defeat any attempt toward \u2018Taiwan independence,\u2019 and work together to create a bright future for national rejuvenation. No one should underestimate the resolve, the will, and the ability of the Chinese people to defend their national sovereignty and territorial integrity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Xi also touted the nation\u2019s plans to bolster its military: \u201cThe people\u2019s military has made indelible achievements on behalf of the Party and the people. It is a strong pillar for safeguarding our socialist country and preserving national dignity, and a powerful force for protecting peace in our region and beyond. On the journey ahead, we must fully implement the Party\u2019s thinking on strengthening the military in the new era as well as our military strategy for the new era, maintain the Party\u2019s absolute leadership over the people\u2019s armed forces, and follow a Chinese path to military development.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration warned American companies with operations in Hong Kong of risks induced by Chinese government control of the city.Last year, the Chinese Communist Party enacted the \u201cHong Kong &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-593814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}