China parliament approves Hong Kong security bill as tensions with US rise | Malay Mail

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BEIJING, May 28 — China's parliament, the National People's Congress, approved a decision today to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists in the city and Western countries fear could undermine its autonomy. China says the legislation will be aimed at...

Thursday, 28 May 2020 03:26 PM MYT

China says the legislation will be aimed at tackling secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference in the city but the plan, unveiled in Beijing last week, triggered the first big protests in Hong Kong for months. The anthem bill is the latest issue to fuel fears in Hong Kong that Beijing is imposing its authority and eroding the high degree of autonomy the former British colony has enjoyed under a “one country, two systems” formula since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

 

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