But actions by Beijing in recent years — including prescreening of candidates for chief executive — had already caused some residents to fear that Hong Kong’s freedoms were being eroded.
Such fears have prompted an increasing number of Hong Kong residents to move elsewhere, and Taiwan is among the top choices. Some of the more active protesters will risk arrest under the new law, the Rev. Huang Chun-sheng at the Chi-lam Presbyterian Church in Taipei, said. He has helped more than 200 Hong Kong protesters settle here in recent months.
More Hong Kongers are expected to immigrate abroad. On the first day the law came into effect Wednesday, Hong Kong’s government showed it had every intention to administer it; police made its first 10 arrests related to the forbidden violations. But not everyone fears the National Security Law and wants to leave. Some like Lydia Lee are even glad to see the law imposed.
chloe_aatkins God help them.
Those Hong Kong independents who are willing to be stray dogs of colonial countries are really deeply concerned.
Until Taiwan is attacked by China, invaded and taken over.
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Wrong, regular residents and businesses are happy about the new law, rioters/terrorists fear about the new law.
Jo Jorgensen stands with you Hong Kong. JoJorgensen2020
Joe Biden’s son Hunter is still on China’s payroll.
We hope Taiwan citizens never trust CCP China's lies after seeing our homeland Hong Kong is ruined by NationalSecueityLaw and Pro-Beijing men. Also, thank you for all Taiwaneses esp iingwen efforts in supporting Hong Kong citizens. We are blood brothers with Taiwan, not China
Hope we can put them first in line of immigrants.
Go ahead. China doesn’t welcome trashes.
Capitalist nations have issues with keeping people from flooding in while socialist nations have issues with people fleeing.
Taiwan needs to watchout that a few HK'ers might be PLA agents/spies.
Cool cool. So China annexes Hong Kong against the will of the people there, and everything is cool. That’s fine, business as usual I suppose. No world problem here. Russia did the same to Crimea a few years back
StandwithHK
Why do they want to go to Taiwan that has been alleged to be taken by China for decades?
Don't offend China by mentioning about Taiwan
Taiwan supports HK! HongKong TaiwanIsNotChina
The alt-left deadly silent on what’s going on in Hong Kong😤 Facts
All on Trump’s watch!
pls pay more attention to care about the death American,almost 150 thousand pepole had dead
They must all leave Carrie Lam with her allies before they get murdered,maimed or imprisoned with hefty sentences
Not true! Security Law, It’s 1.4 billion Chinese. In the past year,HK’s situation was not freedom, but freedom of violence. The so called ‘freedom’ is just lies. There’s never be the so called freedom in US or other western countries. 我是中国人,I support CCP
Rats leave the boat
NBC should spend more time worrying about REAL human rights abuses. Like the savagery being conducted by US allies in Palestine /Yeman, past/current US war crimes, immigrants on the US border, MASSIVE US prison pop, the fact that Americans are terrified of their own police.
And yet our media is funded by China here in the USA. Scary.
LMAO
Hong Kong is a city in China, stop talking about it like it's a country, same with Taiwan - not a country. Taiwan is like the Confederate States of America - wanted to be their own country - full of racists - lost the civil war - still crying about it to this day.
OMG/Homogeneous & IsotropicGRAVITATIONAL-CONSTANT: UK🇬🇧 occupied Hong Kong for 136 years be returning Hong Kong back to China🇨🇳. Now China🇨🇳 want to eradicate all of Christ's monuments and astablish BUDDHA monuments. (I'm just saying, acumen & hee-haw)
Why run away if they think their protests are within the law.?...... so, is it to be lawless the way to achieve what they selfishly want.?.......
Out of the pan and into the fire!
😔😔😔😔
If we had a real president might be ablet to help
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Anyone breaching those ‘security laws’, even if they publicly share their thoughts off shore to HK, are liable to be picked up should they visit HK, or China for that matter.
over stated the fact that most people are concerned about the new security law. Check fact. The only one that are concern is that they want Independence of Hong Kong. Hong Kong is part of China and under the 'One system Two country'.
That's what You all want for America so why are complaining ?
Yes, flee to the true and democratic China. Once the communist regime falls I hope that the Republic of China is able to move their capital to the mainland.
Hong Kong is dead , Fuck CCP china
美国假自由、假民主、假人权的遮羞布已经破碎!被美国帮助过的(南联盟,伊拉克,阿富汗,叙利亚,利比亚)国家,最后都很惨!所以上帝他老人家看不下去了(美国政府邪恶、霸权、漠视生命等劣性),给美利坚更多的确诊病例!
Trump has left his mark in world history. He turned his back on the Kurds, and has allowed Hong Kong to fall. HongKong
China will use HongKong to invade and infiltrate other countries; the results show that it has succeeded
Don't forget to 'scrub' your social media history🤭. Not going to work anyway.😂
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I want to like this, but a mainstream media website who only gives propaganda posted this...so all I shall say is IStandWithHongKong
Wow😂😂😂 you meant the protestors, not the all the residents.
不追溯过往,担心啥。 好好做人便是。
get out!
And the leftist media supports China!!
Rioters of Hong Kong, deeply concerned by Beijing's new security law, are seeking safety and freedom in nearby Taiwan.
How can we be worried when law and order has finally returned after so much attacks! Don't be misled, most HKers support the new law!
No thanks to the cowardly dems and NBA
IStandWithHongKong
Quizás pueda dar un giro inesperado y contagiar otras ciudades chinas. Habrá que ver si tienen acceso a las noticias.
Hasn't China ALWAYS been oppressive?
FakeNews I live in Hong Kong and I support NationalSecueityLaw. Can you not generalizing people in Hong Kong are suffocating? How about reporting how we can’t get a reservation on a decent restaurant on weekend which is true? hongkong china
Not siding with anyone, just analysis: HK has no barginning power with China. 1. US attacks China with Trade Wars. 2. China is backed in the corner 3. Hong has no military 4. US suplies Arms to Taiwan Add these up: China must act, else HK become another Taiwan. (1/2)
NBA can we add this slogan to the approved list!
They better go to UK and start the Asian Lives Matter movement.
stand with thug who stabbed a on-duty Police officer with sharp weapons.
FLEE TO THE UK, or as far away as possible. Taiwan is NOT SAFE. Taiwan TaiwanNotSafe HongKong
For everyone claiming oppression in this country right now, this is what oppression actually looks like.
Ask KingJames what he thinks
NFL, NBA, MLB?
Wait... noticed China? Did Hell freeze over? 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
They might be more like causing trouble by rioting. They are no different in throwing rocks, looting, Stealing, destroying property and other violent crimes then those doing it in the United States right now.
As Americans seeking freedom may have to if Democrats take control.
Where can the people of Oregon go?
The United States of America under realDonaldTrump failed the people of Hong Kong!
“We got used to what we had before. We had freedom of speech, we were free to criticize and comment on anything we didn’t like, but now it seems that you have to discipline yourself.”
Putin is your only hope
nothing to worry about if you don't vandalize public facilities and storm the parliament building.
You'd think with their fascination with welcoming migrants from shitty countries they'd be all over this. Oh wait their fleeing communism so it goes against the whole communism is awesome narrative of theirs
MsMariaT The Chinese government don't care, they will then take control of Hong Kong, and THAT is what they wanted anyway.
There is a candidate who will welcome people from everywhere who believe in liberty and prosperity. Add her to your news and polls. Letherspeak VoterSuppression
They were somehow encouraged to fight for freedom ..... and now left alone kurdsoppressed Ukrainegate krim ..... sounds familiar to me. That his how we, western world are loosing credibility and trust (Putin smiles)
🇨🇳 China Repression must 🛑 STOPING in the Free County. Hong Kong. Or becoming 🇨🇳 China Consettie. To much. Sun.!!!
Note to world: This was foreseeable.
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