How China Dealt a ‘Knockout Blow’ to Its Opponents in Hong Kong – By Tiffany May

A show of support in 2021 for 47 Hong Kong democracy advocates charged with subversion. Organized dissent of any kind is now dangerous in the city.
Image Copyright : Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

Beijing used a national security law to quash dissent. Now another warning is being sent, with the mass trial of what was once Hong Kong’s political opposition.

Hong Kong Protests (2019),Law and Legislation,Freedom of Speech and Expression,Communist Party of China,Lai, Jimmy,Hong Kong,China

Author : By Tiffany May

Publish : 2023-02-05T03:00:10-05:00

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