Thread by @Terence

@SecPompeo praised @JimmyLaiApple in his "#Communist #China and the #Free World’s Future" speech at @NixonLibrary.

"I’ve talked with #HongKong’s #democracy leaders, from Cardinal Zen to Jimmy Lai. Two days ago in London, I met with Hong Kong freedom fighter @nathanlawkc." 1/

https://twitter.com/nathanlawkc/status/1292721036245557249

His arrest flies in the face of #USA as "a beacon of #freedom for people all around the #world".

"If we don’t act now, ultimately the #CCP will erode our freedoms and subvert the rules-based order that our societies have worked so hard to build. ... 2/

... If we bend the knee now, our children’s children may be at the mercy of the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP), whose actions are the primary challenge today in the #free world." ~ @SecPompeo 3/3

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