Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow is arrested by the national security unit in Hong Kong on August 10 2020. Picture: REUTERS/TYRONE SIUJapan’s foreign minister said on Thursday that the arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow and media tycoon Jimmy Lai raised questions over freedom of speech and the press in Hong Kong and Tokyo’s concerns over the situation were growing.
“Japan’s grave concerns regarding the situation in Hong Kong are getting stronger,” foreign mister Toshimitsu Motegi said, speaking from Singapore to reporters via an online system. Monday’s arrest of Chow, a fluent Japanese speaker who often tweeted in Japanese and has been dubbed the “goddess of democracy” by Japan’s media, was top news this week in the country, where the hashtag #FreeAgnes trended on Twitter.
A cross-party group of lawmakers, including members of Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party, has condemned the arrests, urging the government to refuse any requests for evidence based on the security law, and to ease visa restrictions on Hong Kong residents.The crackdown on pro-democracy opposition in Hong Kong has drawn international criticism and raised fears for freedoms promised by Beijing under a “one country, two systems” model.
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