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May 23, 2020

Hong Kong crisis: Protests in the offing as China announces security laws banning subversion and separatism

Hong Kong is gearing up for mass protests as China announced to impose the new national security legislation on Hong Kong, a blow to the territory’s autonomy after Beijing witnessed massive violent pro-democracy protests last year that plunged the city into its deepest turmoil since it returned to Beijing rule in 1997 and challenged Xi Jinping's leadership.