China's proposal for a new security law in Hong Kong has revived tensions in the semi-autonomous city, which was rocked by months of pro-democracy protests last year.
China's proposal for a new security law in Hong Kong has revived tensions in the semi-autonomous city after it was rocked by months of pro-democracy protests last year.Starting in June 2019, Hong Kong experiences its biggest political crisis since 1997 when Britain handed the city back to China.
Although the extradition bill is withdrawn, the government does not budge on protesters' demands for free elections, an investigation into police violence and an amnesty for the more than 8,300 people arrested during the unrest.In January 2020 Hong Kong is one of the first places outside mainland China to report cases of the new coronavirus, after it emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019.
In mid-May Hong Kong extends anti-virus measures limiting public gatherings until June 4 -- a move that means an annual vigil marking the Tiananmen Square crackdown will likely not take place for the first time in 30 years.But tensions flare again on April 18, when Hong Kong police carry out a sweeping operation against high-profile democracy campaigners, arresting 15 activists on charges related to the 2019 protests.
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