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US expects China to review Hong Kong policy in 2 weeks: State Department

"We are looking forward to the reconsideration of the domestic security legislation, national security legislation that they are imposing on Hong Kong," Stilwell said

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This remark comes following the talks in Hawaii between US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Chinese Communist Party Politburo member Yang Jiechi.

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The US expects China to make some changes in its policy pertaining to Hong Kong, "in the next week or two", Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell said on Friday.

"I am not saying there was an agreement, but we made very clear our position, so we will see in the next week or two or however long it takes if they begin to live up to their commitments," said Stilwell.

"We are looking forward to the reconsideration of the domestic security legislation, national security legislation that they are imposing on Hong Kong," he added.

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