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June 30, 2020

China Signs Security Law, Giving It Sweeping New Powers Over Hong Kong
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has signed a controversial new security law
which gives China sweeping powers over Hong Kong. The text of the bill
has yet to be made accessible to the public, but reports say it
criminalizes secession, subversion against the central government and
collusion with foreign forces. Critics say the legislation effectively
criminalizes free speech and protests, and erases any autonomy Hong Kong
once held. The bill's signing comes nearly one year after pro-democracy
protesters stormed and occupied the Hong Kong legislature as part of a
mass uprising to preserve Hong Kong's autonomy, which brought millions
onto the streets.


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