Hong Kong's National Security Law Comes into Effect, Sparking Protests and International Criticism
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Protesters abroad, including in London and Taiwan, have rallied against Hong Kong's new national security law. In London, demonstrators gathered outside the British Foreign Office, many of them Hong Kong residents, wearing masks for fear of reprisals. The protesters included Finn Lau, one of eight foreign activists against whom Hong Kong officials issued an arrest warrant last July. Benedict Rogers, head of the rights group Hong Kong Watch, expressed concerns about the law's potential to impose 'extremely severe prison sentences' and violate the Sino-British Joint Declaration. In Taiwan, protesters staged a symbolic fight between people wearing costumes of a Formosan Black Bear and Winnie the Pooh, representing Taiwan and Chinese President Xi Jinping, respectively. The new law, known as Ar...
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