Demonstrators shine lights from their cellphones during a rally at Edinburgh Place in the Central district of Hong Kong on Thursday. Photo: Bloomberg
If Beijing puts troops in Hong Kong, Washington should suspend the city’s trade status, US commission says
- US-China Economic and Security Review Commission also says export control measures on mainland companies should be applied to their Hong Kong units
- Recommendations come after China calls for tougher crackdown on anti-government protests
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Hong Kong protests
Demonstrators shine lights from their cellphones during a rally at Edinburgh Place in the Central district of Hong Kong on Thursday. Photo: Bloomberg
A senior Beijing official says establishing a mechanism for safeguarding national security in Hong Kong has become an urgent task. Photo: Sam Tsang
Need for national security law in Hong Kong becoming urgent, Beijing official says
- Steps must also be taken to prevent ‘foreign forces’ from interfering in city’s affairs, director of Chinese central government’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office says
- Rise of independence forces linked to city’s failure to enact Article 23 of the Basic Law, he says
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Hong Kong protests
A senior Beijing official says establishing a mechanism for safeguarding national security in Hong Kong has become an urgent task. Photo: Sam Tsang