China imposes new laws on Hong Kong, US implements sanctions | ErykBagshaw
Beijing has imposed new laws criminalising acts of secession, subversion and collusion in Hong Kong, after the Chinese Communist Party's standing committee unanimously voted through new national security legislation on Tuesday.
A pro-democracy supporter shouts at riot police during an anti-national security law rally in Mong Kok district on June 12.The United States began executing trade sanctions on Hong Kong ahead of the vote marking the next stage in the escalating conflict. . The sweeping changes have triggered fears among pro-democracy protesters that the laws will increase Beijing's control and stamp out dissent.reported on Tuesday that the law was approved within 15 minutes of the standing committee meeting starting at 9am, Beijing time. All 163 members voted in favour of the legislation which is expected to come into force on Wednesday.
The US, the United Kingdom and Australia have argued the laws are a breach of the "one country, two systems" principle that governed Britain's 1997 handover of Hong Kong to China and guaranteed its semi-autonomous status.
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