WASHINGTON -- "One ounce of prevention is worth one pound of cure." That was the analogy former senior U.S. official Daniel Russel gave when talking to Nikkei about the American response to China's new national security law for Hong Kong.
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US response on Hong Kong was too little, too late: ex-official
Lack of global unity gave China an opening for security law, Daniel Russel argues
Chinese President Xi Jinping at an event in Shanghai. The lack of a united international response gave Beijing the confidence to move ahead on the Hong Kong national security bill, former U.S. State Department official Daniel Russel said. © Reuters
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