Yang Jiechi leaves for Hawaii secretly to meet Pompeo on 17 June 2020

Reporter : He Yating

Editor : Yun Tao

Publisher : New Tang Dynasty Television

Ref : https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2020/06/16/a102872634.html

Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan

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Image : The picture shows a joint press conference held by Yang Jiechi (left), Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on 9 November 2018 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Yang Jiechi, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China, is about to leave for the United States on 17 June 2020 to meet US Secretary of State Pompeo . Some Hong Kong media quoted the news as saying that the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" may pass legislation in early July. The outside world speculates that the secret meeting of US and Chinese politicians will be negotiated against the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law.

Hong Kong's "Economic Daily" reported on 16 June that the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" may pass legislation in early July and strive to be implemented before the 6 September  election of the Hong Kong Legislative Council.

The report later said that the deadline for the National People's Congress Standing Committee to pass the relevant laws is the nomination period of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, that is, 18 to 31 July. The purpose of setting up legislation before the election of the Hong Kong Legislative Council is to have a “shock” effect on Hong Kong people.

Earlier, as the official Chinese media Xinhua News Agency reported that the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress required Hong Kong to “accelerate the advancement of relevant legislation”, representatives of the Hong Kong District People’s Congress Ye Guoqian and the Deputy Director of the Basic Law Committee Tan Huizhu and other members of the establishment faction believed that the specific provisions of the National Security Act of the Hong Kong District It will be adopted at the NPC Standing Committee meeting in June. However, the agenda of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress announced on 18 June by the Chinese Communist Party did not see the National Security Act of Hong Kong, which caused speculation.

In response to this, Hong Kong media reported recently that the delay in legislation was to "leave as little loopholes as possible", and to show the so-called Beijing's "determination" to the United States and Taiwan.

However, there is a view overseas that the CCP’s postponement of the introduction of the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" may be related to increased pressure from Western countries such as the United States and Britain. In particular, there is news that Chinese Communist Party officials will go to the United States for close talks, and it is expected to focus on the issue of the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law."

The South China Morning Post recently reported that Yang Jiechi, Director of the CCP’s Foreign Affairs Office, will go to the Hawaiian Air Force Base in the United States on 17 June to meet with US Secretary of State Pompeo. Some analysts believe that when Yang Jiechi went to the United States for secret negotiations, the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law may be the focus of the negotiations. China may take this opportunity to test the US bottom line on the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law", and it does not rule out that China has softened this issue.

Hong Kong current affairs commentator Samp once analyzed Radio Free Asia that Yang Jiechi went to the United States to show that the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" may have variables.

Zhong Jianhua, Director of the Social Policy Research Center of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said that even if there are variables on the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law", the possibility of the Chinese Communist Party completely withdrawing legislation is very low, but it does not rule out that the Beijing authorities may "soften their operations" and let Hong Kong "manage on its own".