Sanctions in response to Beijing’s national security law could backfire, and bolster regime, says expert

Evan Medeiros, who previously served as an adviser on the Asia-Pacific to then-U.S. president Barack Obama, says Ottawa should consider 'issue-specific' measures in response to China's national security law.

University of Toronto political science professor Lynette Ong, pictured speaking to the House Special Canada-China Relations Committee, says sanctions could 'erode Hong Kong’s attractiveness as an international capital centre.'Screen capture via ParlVu

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BY PALAK MANGAT

August 17, 2020

A move to impose sanctions against Beijing over its imposition of a national security law in Hong Kong could backfire and instead be used to "shore up nationalism" in China, one expert told a House committee Monday. Speaking to ...

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