TOKYO: Japan will not join the United States, Britain and others in issuing a statement scolding China for imposing a new security law, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday (Jun 7), citing officials from countries involved.
The United Kingdom, the US, Australia and Canada condemned China on May 28 for imposing a law that they said would threaten freedom and breach a 1984 Sino-British agreement on the autonomy of the former colony.
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There was no immediate response to Reuters' email inquiries to Japan's foreign ministry and the US embassy in Tokyo. China's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Tokyo separately issued a statement on May 28, the day China's parliament approved the national security legislation, saying the nation was <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/japan–seriously-concerned–over-chinese-security-laws-for-hong-ko<a href=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/hong-kong-protests-japan-china-security-law-12813260>Read More – Source</a></p>_
