Eliot Engel actually said...

"Nothing the Beijing government does would surprise me, nor should it surprise anyone."

"I remember when the agreement was signed with the U.K. It was going to be two different types of government, one China but two different types, two systems."

"We should be focused on two major elements in our policy toward Hong Kong. One is: does it support autonomy and democracy in Hong Kong? And second, does it advance American interests?"

"But at the end of the day, it is the White House that sets policy. And I fear that our policy has gone astray, perhaps emboldening China."