Japan, France Agree to G-7 Message on Hong Kong, NHK Says
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A demonstration on Des Voeux Road in Hong Kong, June 9.
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Japan and France have agreed that foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries should soon issue a statement on their concerns about Hong Kong, public broadcaster NHK said, citing a government source.
The Thursday NHK report comes a day after China protested Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assertion that he wanted Japan to take the lead toward issuing a joint statement. Japan has already repeatedly expressed concern about Chinese national security legislation that could expose people and companies operating in the former British colony risk to greater risk of investigation and prosecution.