China has passed a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong, increasing its power over the territory in a move that drew swift condemnation from the US, Europe and Australia.
The legislation was introduced after the territory was rocked by anti-government protests Beijing said were inspired by foreign forces. It was enacted without discussion by Hong Kong’s own legislature, in an unprecedented show of China’s control over the city’s legal system.
The new law will increase Beijing’s grip on the territory, which is meant to have a high level of autonomy under the conditions of its handover from British rule back to China in 1997.
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