Canada-China Relations committee  Yes, the joint declaration is a treaty. It was registered with the United Nations as a treaty. Both China and Britain treated it as a treaty. There's no question about that. China tried earlier to declare that this treaty was no longer valid, that once Hong Kong was returned ther

Canada-China Relations committee  I would say that that's exactly the case. I hate to say that. As I said, I lived there for 30 years; I'm a Hong Konger. It pains me to see this, and it's all unnecessary. China is trying to control protests in Hong Kong. All it had to do was listen to the Hong Kong people. This

Canada-China Relations committee  My suspicion is that if you tried to do so you would probably find your access, your entry, stopped, if this was publicly known.

Canada-China Relations committee  They've already stopped the head of Human Rights Watch, just because he was going to go to Hong Kong and release a report. He was turned around at the airport and sent back. There are a lot of other things you could do besides hearings in Hong Kong.

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes, you would be turned around. Kenneth Roth was turned around exactly that way.

Canada-China Relations committee  There's a danger of that, but even if you don't go to Hong Kong, which I think might be risky, the sanctions that were targeted against individuals in the U.S. went directly to the congressional committee members.

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you. To the first question, the answer is yes. It doesn't just apply to reaching out to foreign governments. It can even be aiding and abetting any kind of thing with foreign individuals. I recently testified in Hong Kong before the law society and I could point out to the

Canada-China Relations committee  It's a breach of all of the above. The problem with the Hong Kong joint declaration is that there is no provision for resolving disputes. Since China has not acceded to the world court, the only form of response can be diplomatic, which is one way of resolving international dispu

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes, I'd be happy to. I think, of course, the searching of the newsroom was a fishing expedition. I've been told that they're doing a case approach, so the case that explains a lot of the arrests so far is really important to Canada and the United States because it's the case ag

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the committee for inviting me. I hope I am heard okay. I should note that in addition to being a U.S. scholar nowadays, I spent 30 years in Hong Kong as a professor of constitutional law and human rights, and I continue to teach there. I'll