In Hong Kong, thousands took to the streets to protest Beijing's plans to impose a security law on the former British colony. It would bypass the local legislature and is expected to ban what China calls treason and sedition. Pro-democracy campaigners say it's a threat to Hong Kong's freedoms and semi-autonomy. Hong Kong's security chief says "terrorism" is on the rise in the city as police arrested some 180 protesters during renewed unrest.
Monday, May 25, 2020
Hong Kong: Thousands defy lockdown orders to protest China's security law | DW News
In Hong Kong, thousands took to the streets to protest Beijing's plans to impose a security law on the former British colony. It would bypass the local legislature and is expected to ban what China calls treason and sedition. Pro-democracy campaigners say it's a threat to Hong Kong's freedoms and semi-autonomy. Hong Kong's security chief says "terrorism" is on the rise in the city as police arrested some 180 protesters during renewed unrest.
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