Beijing and Hong Kong have said that the US has “smeared” Hong Kong’s law enforcement actions after Washington published a report stating that the city had “significant human rights issues.” The 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the US Department of State on Monday was “unfounded and biased,” the Hong Kong government said in a statement on Tuesday night. ‘Arbitrary detention’ The annual report claimed that there were credible reports of arbitrary arrest and detention or detainees in Hong Kong under the Beijing-imposed national security law and other legislation. It cit…
