China is moving toward passing a national security law for Hong Kong, that could see the most significant reduction in its autonomy since it was handed over by Britain in 1997.
Premier Li Ke-Chiang announced the bill at the National People’s Congress or NPC, China’s biggest annual political gathering.
The draft law has seven articles and will almost certainly be approved by the congress.
Once passed it would allow Chinese agencies to operate in Hong Kong to ”prevent, stop and punish acts endangering national security”.
So with China now planning to get directly involved in the territory’s affairs, is this an assault on democracy?
Presenter: Kamahl Santamaria
Guests
James To Kun-Sun, Senior Legislator for Hong Kong’s Democratic Party in the Legislative Council.
Andreas Fulda, Senior Fellow with the Asia Research Institute at the University of Nottingham.
Rong Ying, Vice President of the China Institutue of International Studies.
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