US officials said the legislation would end Hong Kong's autonomy and would be bad for both Hong Kong's and China's economies.
The move by the National People's Congress would ban the kind of protests that rocked Hong Kong in 2019.- Reuters
Hong Kong is caught in the cross-hairs of a Beijing-Washington conflict developing on many fronts. After trade disputes and reciprocal accusations over the source and handling of the coronavirus pandemic, Washington on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. airlines to resume service to China.
Beijing's move comes after pro-democracy protests in 2019 plunged Hong Kong into its biggest political crisis since the handover. Communist authorities see the protests as a security threat and blame the West for fomenting unrest. Chris Patten, the last governor of the former British colony, said China has betrayed the people of Hong Kong.As Hong Kong braced for its first major protests since the proposal of the legislation on Sunday in the centre of the city, police said in a statement they"will deploy adequate manpower in relevant locations."
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