Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has condemned China for passing its controversial security law in a statement that accuses Beijing of 'curtailing' Hong Kong's liberties
Beijing says the legislation is aimed at tackling secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference.
They were heard chanting for full democracy and for Hong Kong to seek independence from China, saying this is now"the only way out". China's new bill is expected to see Chinese intelligence agencies set up bases in the city, which was supposed to have a high degree of autonomy under the terms of its 1997 handover by former colonial power Britain.Chinese authorities and the Beijing-backed government in Hong Kong insisted there is no threat to the city's high degree of autonomy and the new security law would be tightly focused.
On Friday, the National People's Congress proposed national security legislation to cover Hong Kong. It was a huge surprise - and a massive accelerant. Hong Kong's autonomy was supposed to last until 2047. Instead, they contained it, at the same time as the West grimly tallied tens of thousands of deaths. Washington railed against Beijing - the same trajectory as pre-pandemic, but now with much more vigour and much higher stakes.
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