government is spreading fear in Hong Kong. The first shock came in May, when it announced plans to impose a sweeping national-security law on the territory, without the say-so of its legislature. Then it drafted the bill behind closed doors, keeping details secret even from Hong Kong’s administration. After the law was passed on June 30th by China’s rubber-stamp parliament, hours passed before it was published at close to midnight.
But wait, surely this law is about crimes that threaten China’s security? Lambasting its authoritarian politics or quixotically suggesting that Hong Kong should be independent would hardly cause the ground to shake in Beijing. The party, however, takes a different view. The bill’s definitions of sedition, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign powers could be applied even to petty, non-violent activity.
The world is entitled to be shocked by these developments, but not surprised. The crushing of the Tiananmen protests showed the party’s ruthless determination to destroy opposition no matter what the cost to its global reputation. The world’s horror at that bloodshed, and the sanctions the West imposed on China in 1989, did not change the party’s views. And China was a minnow back then, its economy smaller than Spain’s. It is even less likely to pay heed to foreign critics today.
Has planned obsolescence been an assault on liberal society? When do we ever hear economists suggest mandatory accounting in the schools?
USA is next if D-(bag) Trump has his way!
HK should have established national security laws decades ago based on the Sino-British Declaration Article 23. Beijing has been really patient with HK. The national security law only consummates “One Country Two Systems”. Without it, it was “Two Countries Two Systems”.
HK should have established national security laws decades ago based on the Sino-British Declaration Article 23. Beijing has been really patient with HK. Why don’t you want HK to have something that you have? Are you worried about your future espionage activities?
totally agrees
Every country have security laws, including USA. Is it a assault as well?
The dictators are trying to make their push while America has a cowardly dog that's a wanna be dictator in the oval office. Lucky for the world Trump's lack of self control is actually foreshadowing everything he's planning.
Sounds familiar doesn’t it. . Exactly what trump is trying to mimic.
The thing with Portland is that they are destroying property’s and killing people and there are small cells of domestic terrorists causing pain and suffering, so the feds are brought in to back the local police
One way to get what they want two countries soon we will be there if Trump stays in office
FreeHongKong WeDidntStartTheFire
Confused the picture with America for a second
Bunch of terrorist in the photo. hkpolice are murders
China should let the Hong Kong to live under their own laws .
Yes it is and has anyone heard a word from a democrat? If so, please post!
CCP is definitely a threat to the liberal society. It never respect freedom and democracy
joshuawongcf HongKongSelfDetermination
next to trumps
The way of CCP destroys human rights and freedom is Totalitarianism.
Shameful
joshuawongcf Joshua wong!What freedom has the united states given china? You think, if Hong Kong is like the united states, it will become extremely unsafe. China's national security law is to ensure the safety of citizens, but it can sanction you Hong Kong independents.
DrewPavlou HongKongPoliceTerrorists
So what is is Communist China. Are you stupid if you cannot see socialism is opposite of freedom?
What nonsense is this ?
Looks like Portland to me.
And what about kashmir
I think if it was closely examined it would probably have a lot of similarities to the US Code. The difference is they do not have the greatest propaganda machine in the world to mislead the public with.
放你妈的狗屁🐶！
joshuawongcf Now, the world has learned why Japan had to war with China before the World War II.
billbirtles Be aware WW2 in Europe actually have nothing to do with JUSTICE , Liberty or Human Rights, it's all about the conflicts of history inherit, hegemony, colonies ... among Germany, France and UK.
billbirtles WW2 in Europe really is the biggest assault to the human beings. The greedy capitalists, colonist, warmonger(Churchill&Hitler) created this biggest assault to lives. Fiveyes countries are now the devil centres on this planet, remember they are all under control of W.A.S.P people
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Why did they put a picture of Portland on the article? I don’t get it?
billbirtles Hongkong belongs to China! UK took Hongkong by WAR! Now you ridiculously think of the law as an assault to your Fvking Liberal Society !!!! Distorting history makes British to be fascist !!!!!
Alternatively, it's the perfectly legitimate action of a sovereign government over its own territory.
joshuawongcf 香港人民向国际法院提出香港警察为犯罪组织。
There's only one China.
Under the dictatorship of the CCP , HongKongers have lost freedom . HongKong is now just a china's city without freedom but corruption and HumanRightsViolations . China deserves sanctions for violating the Sino British Joint Decl. HKPoliceState Chinazi FreeHongKong
如果西方不对华为进行终极打击,那么现在是中国工农匍匐在华为所捍卫的这个黄祸官僚资本人种胯下,下次一定是美国,欧洲,俄国和整个文明世界!黄祸官僚资本的喉舌胡锡进之流为国是假,保卫官僚资本奴役和反文明世界为真!觉醒的工农应该有常识判断,贸易战,我们的敌人试图在绑架中国工农,我们的朋友遍天下!
The world 🌎 should condemn China 🇨🇳 The most dangerous country Free Hong Kong
Biggest assault
Can you see the similarities with Portland?
this is so absurd
Really? Have you not been paying attention to what the communists are doing on the west coast of the United States? Seems like an even bigger attack on freedom and liberty since America is the global provider for freedom and liberty. As well as dreams of a better life. Trump 2020
joshuawongcf 中国は天安門事件をごまかし、武漢ウイルスをごまかし、チベット人弾圧をごまかし、南モンゴルでのモンゴル人弾圧、東トルキスタンでのウイグル人弾圧をごまかし、今また香港市民への弾圧をごまかそうとしています。これは中国共産党が存在している限り、エスカレートして繰り返されます。
joshuawongcf CCP is this age's Nazi Party.
joshuawongcf Is freedom allowed to Rob, set fire to and destroy everything by itself?
joshuawongcf Once Hong kong failed, Taiwan will be the next war frontier, and the southeast, the west will be the next. Stand united and eliminate CCP out of the world.
Seriously? Chile? Egypt? They built dictatorial military governments... How about Turkey? and HK national security law is the biggest one?
Says former colonist and the biggest slave trader in human history.
Communist China (CCP) is a dire threat to civilization, and they are spreading like cancer. The way they oppress the Uighurs is simply horrendous and outrageous. It's time for the world to stand together and say NO to this evil authoritarian regime. CCP_is_terrorist
joshuawongcf CCP should not exist on this world! Too angry..
Communist China is the biggest threat to free world
So is the crackdown on peaceful protesters in the US. When you point on finger....
It is not accepted by the world. Does CCPChina really think themselves have full control of manipulating the game rules?
CCPChina broke 2 world records: -worst crime since Holocost -biggest assault on liberty since WW2 We should not let this list to continue. Chinazi CCP_is_terrorist
China is a bully, whose wealth and guile have corrupted more countries than just ours!CCP_is_terrorist ChinaGetOut
Yup, Hong Kong deserves the support and ACTION of ALL democracies Time for the west to nut up or shut up
It didn't need the trait of magical foresight to predict the fate of Hong Kong in the current totalitarian Chinese system. I do hope China will one day turn to a system far guarantees human and civil rights including freedom of speech and pursuing one's dreams.
No wonder nobody turning to for objective reviews & comments.
Here is a reminder,ccpsecuritylaw in fact has covered the whole world All of you could violate the law once CCP claim that Would you thereby stay silent? Are you still enjoying freedom? StandWithHongKong to support sanction now!
Looks like Portland.
Totalitarianism in China is always incompatible with freedom and democracy. HK's new NationalSecurityLaw is a clone of China's totalitarianism. It controls HK's freedom of speech, assembly, expression, artistic, that we deserve.
The writer should revisit the high school and learn the world history all over again.
according to who?
have you looked your yard lately, Portland and coming soon to a city near you
Review “The Times”, newspaper of Britain-1967. Factor causing 1967 Riots was social contradictions in Hong Kong. 1960s, substantial industrial development, greater discrepancy between rich & poor. The conditions of workers, deteriorating. Coffin apts, Sound familiar?
Selective blindness
while US led coalition has physically assaulted 20 nations since 1990 and killed approximately 10 million people,mostly Muslims
'The biggest assaults on a liberal society since the second world war.'
But they don’t kill innocent black people
Opps. I speak zero language
西方国家总想颠覆中国政权，真是无耻。你们以为中国还是过去，任人宰割，垃圾白人国家。
You guys are so arrogant
Actually，the new law start one country two systems instead of two countries two systems
Oh, the new law shows that, not the decades of unrelenting abuse of its own citizens and violations of norms governing international relations?
Maybe we should turn the mirror on ourselves. This could easily be a Trump headline.
Economist is no longer a crediable news magazine. It bends and twists stories to please their narrow-minded populist readers
Yet no dominant power want to do anything about it except taking it to just social media...
As a Chinese student currently in US, I totally support the law. National security law protects our country from the shameless traitors. Thanks the national people’s congress for protecting our country.
it is a known fact. why bother now
😓This picture shows HK's legislation which made by the HK Chief Executive in Council. leg Cap. 599G Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation
Oh, so the former Britain’s rulers can certainly be trusted to have put their hands off their former colony since some 20 years ago? Sounds like their infamous colonist ancestors are one step away coming out of the grave and starting a third Opium War, aren’t they?
you never expected anything different. but greed overruled morality as always. we see you
What rubbish! China simply bans the U.S. from funding terrorist groups in Hong Kong who caused £millions of worth of damage and literally burned people alive.
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