Tamar Groswald Ozery argues that risks to investors may actually be worsened by US enforcement of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which was enacted in the name of investor protection. Ozery describes the HFCA as part of a geopolitical agenda of decoupling, but says it is backfiring by enhancing the Chinese government’s control over Chinese issuers.
Hong Kong’s Rights Reckoning: What We Can Expect from the UN Human Rights Committee
In July 2022, the UN Human Rights Committee will complete its first formal review of Hong Kong since the National Security Law (NSL) came into force in 2020. The review will be an important test of whether the local government still views the ICCPR as a meaningful constraint on its actions. It also will be a test of the efficacy of the UN human rights treaty-monitoring system.