'That's not national security law.' Activist Joshua Wong says China's new proposed security law serves the 'interest of communist regime' and targets activists or politicians that engage in international advocacy. EarlyRundown More here 👉
This year, the Hong Kong government, with the backing of Beijing, has been trying to reassert its grip while COVID-19 restrictions have been keeping people off the streets.
This would be a huge and doubtless incendiary step. Article 23 of Hong Kong's Basic Law - the mini-constitution adopted at the time of its handover from the UK in 1997 - stipulates that a national security law should be passed.
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