US may reassess Hong Kong status after China's attack on press: Pompeo

Mike Pompeo said he had been alerted to threats by the Chinese government to interfere with the work of American journalists in Hong Kong

US Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo warned China on Sunday that the United States could review Hong Kong's status in view of alleged interference by the Beijing with the work of American journalists in Chinese autonomous region.

"Any decision impinging on Hong Kong's autonomy and freedoms as guaranteed under the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law would inevitably impact our assessment of One Country, Two Systems and the status of the territory," Pompeo said in an official statement.

Pompeo said he had been alerted to threats by the Chinese government to "interfere with the work of American journalists in Hong Kong."

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