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US’s Blinken condemns Hong Kong authorities over bounties for activists

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned Hong Kong authorities for announcing bounties against five overseas-based activists [File: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned Hong Kong authorities for placing bounties on five pro-democracy activists based overseas, including a US citizen, calling on the international community to oppose “transnational repression”.

Blinken said on Friday that the bounties of one million Hong Kong dollars ($128,000) for information leading to the activists’ arrest showed Hong Kong authorities’ disregard for international norms and human rights.

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