![Doug Mills FILE - President Joe Biden, left, greets China's President President Xi Jinping in Woodside, Calif., Nov, 15, 2023. The United States sees Hong Kong's new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but has tread carefully so far in responding, a disappointment to those fighting for democracy and freedoms in the Chinese territory. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0b4dd99a7cdd41d6b2905fe05c8dfc39/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - President Joe Biden, left, greets China's President President Xi Jinping in Woodside, Calif., Nov, 15, 2023. The United States sees Hong Kong's new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but has tread carefully so far in responding, a disappointment to those fighting for democracy and freedoms in the Chinese territory. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)
![Louise Delmotte FILE - A lawmaker holds a copy of the proposed Safeguarding National Security Bill at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, March 19, 2024. The United States sees Hong Kong's new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but has tread carefully so far in responding, a disappointment to those fighting for democracy and freedoms in the Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f35e15c9a13a44639389b2a4c9c0362d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A lawmaker holds a copy of the proposed Safeguarding National Security Bill at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, March 19, 2024. The United States sees Hong Kong's new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but has tread carefully so far in responding, a disappointment to those fighting for democracy and freedoms in the Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)
![Louise Delmotte FILE - A Hong Kong cityscape is pictured on March 19, 2024. The United States sees Hong Kong's new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but has tread carefully so far in responding, a disappointment to those fighting for democracy and freedoms in the Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/76660abf6a9a40ce9f6753854651c4ba/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A Hong Kong cityscape is pictured on March 19, 2024. The United States sees Hong Kong's new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but has tread carefully so far in responding, a disappointment to those fighting for democracy and freedoms in the Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)