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Washington [US], February 9 (ANI): Two US aircraft carrier groups on Tuesday conducted exercises in the South China Sea amid China's threat to "take necessary measures to firmly defend national sovereignty".
The Rollback of Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong
Publication: China Brief Volume: 21 Issue: 2
February 4, 2021 11:16 AM
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Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, presides over its 20th session in Beijing on June 30, when the Hong Kong National Security Law was unanimously passed and immediately implemented (Image source: Xinhua)
Introduction
After the Hong Kong protest movement exploded in 2019, the world looked on with both hope and trepidation. Protestors made five demands: that a proposed extradition law be withdrawn; that there be an independent investigation of police behavior; that the protests stop being characterized as riots; that any charges against arrested protesters be dropped and that promised universal suffrage be implemented (HKPF, December 25, 2019).
ANI | Updated: Jan 31, 2021 21:35 IST
Beijing [China], January 31 (ANI): As the United States and Taiwan strengthen their ties, China has threatened that Taiwan s independence means war.
Wu Qian, spokesperson of China s Ministry of National Defence, on January 28 warned the people wanting Taiwan independence and said that those who play with fire will set themselves on fire, and seeking Taiwan independence means nothing but war .
According to an article by The Global Times, a Chinese state media, Taiwan s mainland affairs council has warned that any of the mainland s words and deeds that deliberately provoke Taiwan s bottom line may cause far-reaching effects that the mainland cannot bear.