New Zealand Suspends Extradition Treaty with Hong Kong

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong following the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law.

On the 28th, according to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post (SCMP), New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced in a statement, "With the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, we can no longer trust that Hong Kong's judicial system is sufficiently independent from China," and declared the suspension of the extradition treaty with Hong Kong.

He added, "If China demonstrates in the future that it will uphold the 'One Country, Two Systems' principle, we will reconsider this decision." Minister Peters also stated that New Zealand will impose the same restrictions on exports of goods and technologies that could be used for military purposes to Hong Kong as those applied to mainland China, and that it has newly informed its citizens of travel risks related to the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law.

Western countries have been escalating diplomatic pressure against China due to the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law and human rights abuses against the Uyghur people. With New Zealand's announcement to suspend the extradition treaty with Hong Kong, all members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance (the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) have now either suspended or abolished their extradition treaties with Hong Kong.

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