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\"But first, too, I want to offer my condolences to the people of Australia for the tragic loss of life and property caused by the devastating wildfires across that region. America\u2019s thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the emergency service personnel putting themselves in harm\u2019s way. And the same goes, too, for the dozens of U.S. firefighting personnel who are standing side by side with our Australian friends, fighting the flames together. As I said when I was in Sydney just this past summer, we have a truly unbreakable alliance. They are great friends, and we\u2019re happy to be able to help the Aussies in this time of need.<\/p>\n
Staying in Asia, we noted the appointment of Luo Huining, the new head of the Hong Kong Chinese Central Government Liaison Office. He\u2019s expressed hopes that Hong Kong will return to the, quote, \u201cright path,\u201d end of quote. The right path, as I\u2019ve said before, is for the Chinese Communist Party to honor its commitments made to Hong Kong in the Sino-British Joint Declaration filed at the United Nations, a commitment that guarantees the territory\u2019s independent rule of law and freedoms that the Chinese living on the mainland unfortunately do not enjoy.<\/p>\n
The United States will continue to work with Hong Kong and the Chinese Communist Party officials to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, and to promote Hong Kong\u2019s high degree of autonomy.\"<\/p>", "quote": null, "citation": "