Hours after the Hong Kong's new security law came into effect Tuesday, Taiwan opened an office dedicated to making migration easier for residents and companies.
US Presidential candidate Joe Biden said he would prohibit US companies from abetting repression and supporting the Chinese Communist Party’s 'surveillance state'.
The UK has committed to making it easier for an estimated 3,50,000 Hong Kong residents who are British National Overseas passport holders to come to the UK.
Chinese President Xi Jinping sidelined Hong Kong’s leaders in shaping the city’s most important legislation since Beijing took control of the former British colony in 1997.
The law will let Chinese security agents operate in Hong Kong and also give leader Carrie Lam the power to pick judges to hear national security matters.
Global banks could also be at risk from the new sanctions since Chinese officials, their relatives and associates may also be their customers, analysts said.
The measure to punish acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces comes on the eve of the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule.
A Hong Kong official said the controversial security law was more a warning to people that they cannot demand independence or resort to 'terrorist acts'.
Supporters of greater economic integration see the growth-boosting impact of Chinese investment in Hong Kong, but critics say it's a sign of diminishing autonomy.
The atmosphere has become gloomier since the last EU-China summit in 2019, when both sides pledged unity in the fight against Trump’s 'America First' agenda.
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