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Hong Kong Issues First Guilty Verdict Under China-Demanded ‘National Security Law’

Ben Zeisloft
Hong Kong Issues First Guilty Verdict Under China-Demanded ‘National Security Law’
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Hong Kong issued its first guilty conviction under the controversial “National Security Law.”

The Chinese Communist Party passed the Hong Kong National Security Law on June 30 of last year; the statute, according to the Biden administration, increases penalties for “secession” and “subversion.” Despite massive protests that attracted international attention, the law gutted civil liberties for residents of Hong Kong.

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