“Policy Options to Impose Costs on #Beijing’s Coercive Envelopment of #HongKong: Version 1.0”
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#NatSecLaw negates #SAR’s judiciary & freedoms
Our #ChinaSignPost™ 洞察中国 report (#102) offers analysis & recommendations
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Today, just b/f #July1, Beijing imposed a popularly-opposed #NationalSecurityLaw negating the Special Autonomous Region’s judiciary & freedoms.
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Dissidents are vulnerable; everyone is at risk.
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My policy report w/ Gabe Collins @BakerInstitute @RiceUniversity offers analysis & options for American decision-makers to address these challenging dynamics.
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1) Impose costs on Beijing’s #CoerciveEnvelopment of #HongKong
2) Undermine PRC ability to exploit “white glove” (白手套) loophole for economic power projection & influence ops
(3) Signal resolve to US allies + partners like #Taiwan
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1) Create safe havens to welcome #HongKongers fleeing political persecution & other repression as #Beijing clamps down in #HongKong.
2) Prohibit #export of to #PRC/#HK of #semiconductor manufacturing equipment & support services, + other core dual-use technologies.
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Can leverage an effective existing set of options for calibrated, targeted measures vs selected #PRC Mainland & #HongKong entities/persons.
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5) Review & enhance finely-calibrated & targeted aspects of the US diplomatic, economic & security relationships with #Taiwan.
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Suffocating & Subsuming #HongKong within a Constellation of Mainland Cities
(Map by Andrew Rhodes, 2020)
READ REPORT #FULLTEXT HERE:
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Read our full #China #SignPost™ (洞察中国) report (#102) here:
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