HONG KONG/SHANGHAI: The hysterical outburst of China-haters over the country's move to close the national security loophole in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was to be expected. The proposed legislation by the country's top legislature aims at safeguarding core national interests.
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI: The hysterical outburst of China-haters over the country's move to close the national security loophole in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was to be expected.
No one with their heart in the right place would question a sovereign state's right to protect its national interests by plugging a national security loophole in its territory. Yet China-bashers in the West have taken issue with the legislature's move to fulfill its constitutional responsibility. "In just a few months, Hong Kong has changed from being one of the safest cities in the world to a city shrouded in the shadow of violence," he said.
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