Chinese President Xi Jinping signed into law a bill on Tuesday that critics say will threaten the autonomy of Hong Kong and the freedoms of its citizens. ( read original story ...)
What people are saying about Hong Kong’s new national security law
China's new security laws for Hong Kong will punish crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison, heralding a more authoritarian era for the ... ( read original story ...)
Can Hong Kong survive as Asia’s financial hub?
Beijing has rushed to push through a new national security law in Hong Kong. Critics fear the legislation threatens civil liberties promised to the territory through July 1, 2047. The city's special ... ( read original story ...)
China Releases Details of Sweeping New Hong Kong Law
China’s government asserted broad new powers over Hong Kong to rein in those who criticize its rule -- from pro-democracy protesters to news agencies to overseas dissidents -- in a new national ... ( read original story ...)
China Unveils Details of National Security Law for Hong Kong
New Hong Kong security laws came into effect on Wednesday that will punish crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison, heralding a more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Activists React to China’s National Security Law
Several civic groups in Hong Kong announced that they would disband on Tuesday, hours after China’s legal body passed the new national security law for Hong Kong. The law carries severe penalties for ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo slams China over Hong Kong national security law
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday condemned China for approving controversial national security legislation that critics say will further strip Hong Kong's autonomy.Pompeo said in a statement ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Security Law Gives Beijing Broad New Powers
Hours after China’s legislature passed a new national-security law for Hong Kong, the city’s government published the complete document for the first time, revealing the full scope of legislation that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Activists Disband With Passage of China’s National Security Law
Fears over the fallout from Beijing’s new national-security law for Hong Kong swept through the city after its passage, with opposition activist groups dissolving their local presence and Western ... ( read original story ...)
Business Embraces Hong Kong’s Security Law. The Money Helps.
A flood of investment from China has tempered worries that Beijing’s tightening grip on the Asian financial capital would end its status as a lucrative place to do business. ( read original story ...)
U.S., allies deplore China’s new Hong Kong security law
China's passage of a national security law for Hong Kong drew international condemnation on Tuesday, with the United States and its Asian and Western allies criticising a move that heralds a more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Publishes China’s Security Law Aimed at Crushing Protests
Hours after China’s legislature passed a new national-security law for Hong Kong, the city’s government published the complete document for the first time, revealing the full scope of legislation that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s sweeping security law paves way for more authoritarian era
Beijing unveiled the national security law it is imposing on Hong Kong on Tuesday, punishing crimes of secession and sedition with up to life in prison and stoking concern it heralds a more ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing tightens screws on Hong Kong as contentious new law goes into effect on handover anniversary
A contentious new national security law Beijing unilaterally drafted for Hong Kong has passed through China’s top lawmaking body Tuesday morning by unanimous decision. ( read original story ...)