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A6 NATION/WORLD East Oregonian Friday, November 29, 2019 China furious, Hong Kong celebrates after U.S. move on bills By YANAN WANG Associated Press BEIJING — China reacted furiously Thursday to President Donald Trump’s signing two bills aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong, summoning the U.S. ambassador to protest and warning the move would undermine cooperation with Washington. Hong Kong, a former Brit- ish colony that was granted semi-autonomy when China took control in 1997, has been rocked by six months of sometimes violent pro-de- mocracy demonstrations. Thousands of pro-de- mocracy activists crowded a public square in down- town Hong Kong on Thurs- day night for a “Thanksgiv- ing Day” rally to thank the United States for passing the laws and vowed to “march on” in their fi ght. Trump’s approval of the bills was not unexpected. Neither was the reaction from Beijing, given China’s adamant rejections of any AP Photo/Vincent Thian Protester holds U.S. fl ags during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Thursday. commentary on what it con- siders an internal issue. Nevertheless, the clash comes at a sensitive time and could upset already thorny trade negotiations between the two nations. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng told U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad that the move con- stituted “serious interference in China’s internal affairs and a serious violation of international law,” a foreign ministry statement said. Le called it a “nakedly hegemonic act.” He urged the U.S. not to implement the bills to prevent greater dam- age to U.S.-China relations, the ministry said. In a statement about the meeting, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said, “the Chi- nese Communist Party must honor its promises to the Hong Kong people.” The U.S. “believes that Hong Kong’s autonomy, its adherence to the rule of law, and its commitment to pro- tecting civil liberties are key to preserving its special sta- tus under U.S. law,” it said. The U.S. laws, which passed both chambers of Congress almost unan- imously, mandate sanc- tions on Chinese and Hong Kong offi cials who carry out human rights abuses in Hong Kong, require an annual review of Hong Kong’s favorable trade sta- tus and prohibit the export to Hong Kong police of certain nonlethal munitions. “I signed these bills out of respect for President Xi, China, and the people of Hong Kong,” Trump said in a statement. “They are being enacted in the hope that Leaders and Representatives of China and Hong Kong will be able to amicably set- tle their differences leading to long term peace and pros- perity for all.” Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, who was among those who lob- bied for the U.S. laws, said it was remarkable that human rights had triumphed over the U.S.-China trade talks. Wong told Thursday’s rally that the next aim is to expand global support by getting Britain and other Western nations to follow suit. Since the Hong Kong pro- tests began in June, Beijing has responded to expres- sions of support for the dem- onstrators from the U.S. and other countries by accusing them of orchestrating the unrest to contain China’s development. The central government has blamed for- eign “black hands” bent on destroying the city. C.Y. Leung, a former chief executive of Hong Kong, said at a talk at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Hong Kong that he doubts the U.S. or support- ers of the bills “ever had the interest of Hong Kong in mind.” He suggested Hong Kong was being used as a “proxy” for China and the legisla- tion was a way to hit back at Beijing. Ads assail conservative legal group over Trump’s court picks By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON — A lib- eral activist group is launch- ing a digital ad campaign tar- geting the Federalist Society, a conservative legal organi- zation that has championed judges appointed by Pres- ident Donald Trump, such as Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch. The ads, to appear on LinkedIn and Facebook, assail major law fi rms that sponsored the Federalist Society’s recently annual dinner, where Kavanaugh addressed more than 2,000 people in tuxedos and gowns at Washington’s Union Station. The ads feature photos of a snarling Kavanaugh, along with Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers, a charge he denied. “The Fed- eralist Society is rebuilding Kavanaugh’s image” through events such as its annual din- ner, the ad charges, so why are the law fi rms paying for it? Sponsored by Demand Justice, the ads target a half- dozen prominent fi rms that sponsored the dinner, such as Kirkland & Ellis, where Kavanaugh served as a part- ner, as well as Sullivan & Cromwell, WilmerHale and Consovoy McCarthy, where a senior partner was recently confi rmed as a federal appel- late judge. The bare-knuckle ads are a rarity in the city’s genteel legal world and an exam- ple of the increasing toxicity of the political debate over Trump’s judicial nominees. Demand Justice says the ads are the beginning of a sustained campaign “to hold AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File In this Nov. 16, 2017, fi le photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch speaks at the Federalist Society’s 2017 National Lawyers Convention in Washington. accountable” people who help the Federalist Society “rehabilitate a sexual preda- tor and attack the rule of law.” The Federalist Society declined to comment. Carrie Severino, a longtime Federal- ist Society member and pol- icy director of the conserva- tive Judicial Crisis Network, called criticism by Demand Justice and other liberal groups a badge of honor. The Federalist group “is a successful network of con- servatives and conservative lawyers that are very effec- tive,” Severino said. Liberal critics “don’t like that,” she added. The ads come as Trump and his allies celebrate his administration’s success in getting more than 160 federal judicial nominees confi rmed by the Republican-controlled Senate, including 48 appeals court judges. About a quar- ter of current federal appeals court judges were nominated by Trump. Senate Majority Mitch McConnell of Kentucky hailed Trump’s record on reshaping courts in an appearance with the Repub- lican president this month. “And Mr. President, we’re going to keep on doing it,” he said. “My motto is: Leave no vacancy behind.” The Senate will begin considering eight more judi- cial nominees next week, including Sarah Pitlyk, a for- mer Kavanaugh clerk who was deemed unqualifi ed by the American Bar Associa- tion. Pitlyk, who has never tried a case, works for an anti-abortion-rights group. Many Democrats opposed her nomination. Brian Fallon, executive director of Demand Justice, is a former adviser to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and former spokes- man for Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. He said Pitlyk’s nomi- nation and the recent party line confi rmation of Ste- ven Menashi, a former White House lawyer named by Trump to a New York- based appeals court, show the importance of the ad campaign. 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