President Joe Biden signed a memorandum to help Hong Kong residents fleeing China to the United States from persecution by Beijing authorities, RFE / RL.

According to the document, Hong Kongers with expired visas are allowed to stay in America for up to one and a half years with the possibility of extension.

Commenting on this move, Biden accused Beijing of "

This decision is intended to alleviate the plight of several thousand immigrants from the Chinese autonomy, where, after the largest wave of protests in 2019, the PRC authorities launched a large-scale attack on activists, independent media and disloyal businessmen..

China protested to Washington, calling the memorandum "

Earlier, Britain, which until 1997 was the legal owner of Hong Kong, decided to provide assistance to the Hong Kongers.. The United Kingdom has offered people from the region who hold British overseas passports to undergo a simplified procedure for obtaining citizenship. Potentially, we can talk about 5.5 million people who are eligible for a British passport in a simplified manner.