China approves a contentious national security law that will allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong. The law has sparked fears that it will be used to curb opposition voices in the semi-autonomous territory.
Tam said punishments would not include the death penalty, but did not elaborate on further details.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Nathan Law issued statements on Facebook saying they would withdraw from their organization Demosisto, which then announced that it would disband with the loss of its top members. Concerns also were expressed in Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory to be brought under its control by force if necessary.
“We cannot risk these items falling into the hands of the People’s Liberation Army, whose primary purpose is to uphold the dictatorship of the by any means necessary,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement. Under the law, Beijing will set up a national security office in Hong Kong to collect and analyze intelligence and deal with criminal cases related to national security.
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