Hungary blocks statement criticizing China over Hong Kong,a blow to the EU’s credentials as a defender of human rights

Hungary has blocked a European Union statement criticizing China’s new security law in Hong Kong

Many thousands of protesters gathered to march on the first day of the year — BBC — Jan. 2020

The EU, which aims to support Britain and the United States in upholding human rights in Hong Kong, was due to make its statement on Monday at a meeting of EU foreign ministers, but failed to win the necessary agreement from all 27 EU states.