ABC’s Ian Pannell reports on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and a Beijing security bill that threatens Hong Kong’s autonomy.BEIJING -- China’s legislature on Sunday began reviewing a controversial national security bill for Hong Kong that critics worldwide say will severely compromise human rights in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
The U.S. says it will respond by ending favorable trading terms granted to the former British colony after it passed to Chinese control in 1997. The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to impose sanctions on businesses and individuals — including the police — that undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy or restrict freedoms promised to the city's residents.
Last week, a former United Nations human rights chief and eight former U.N. special envoys urged the body’s secretary-general to appoint a special envoy on Hong Kong over what they said is a pending “humanitarian tragedy.” Britain has said it would grant passports to as many as 3 million of Hong Kong's 7.8 million people.The law would criminalize secession, subversion of state power, terrorist activities and colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security.
Few details have been released, but it appears that Beijing will have ultimate power over government appointments, further reducing the relative independence it promised to Hong Kong in a 1984 joint declaration with Britain that is considered an international treaty.
Overthrow China's communist government and become a republic for the people.
Why does the China Nationaly Security bill seem like something realDonaldTrump would do?
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If 'compromised' human rights in the PRC are any indication, the CCP will follow suit in Hong Kong. 'Compromised' An interesting way of describing genocide, concentration camps, torture, involuntary organ harvesting. Is this the terms used to describe Hitler's atrocities?
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That was a stupid deal to begin with. Giving Hong Kong back to China was the same as if they had agreed to allow North Korea to take over control of South Korea after a few decades of capitalism and prosperity. WhatABunchOfDumbFucks
never trust the chi-coms.. never..
Lol semi-autonomous ABC doesn’t really believe that do they?
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