#BREAKING : Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow Agnes Chow 周庭 is put under arrest at her residence over the national security law. For the time being, it is not clear which crime she will be charged with. She becomes the third activist arrested today. #HongKongProtests

Police are arresting Agnes Chow 周庭, following multiple arrests this morning on major political figures such as @JimmyLaiApple.

G7 foreign ministers urge China not impose security law on Hong Kong reut.rs/3fArFCR

'China should abandon this effort to impose a national security law on Hong Kong immediately,' HRW China director Sophie Richardson said in a statement. 'No government should invoke national security as a justification for repression.'

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G-7 foreign ministers urge China to reconsider its plan to impose a new national-security law on Hong Kong trib.al/nBQ9OXt

G7 foreign ministers say China’s national security law on Hong Kong jeopardizes autonomy go.shr.lc/30RAWT2

It is, indeed, true that the EU and its member states have started at least 4 years ago to defend their economic turf vis-à-vis CN. Business & politicians sing from the same hymn book there. And the Germans very much among them. However, on more political issues it's different...

Read the statement by Canada, the US, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the EU’s High Representative responding to China’s security law for Hong Kong.

Secretary Pompeo
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Luigi Di Maio
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Dominic Raab
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Today I sought unanimous consent from my Senate colleagues to condemn the #ChineseCommunistParty attempted destruction of #HongKong . Sadly not everyone would support this resolution. We have to keep fighting and standing up to #Beijing

As an international community we all have a stake in 🇭🇰success & prosperity. With my G7 Italy colleagues 🇨🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹 🇯🇵🇺🇸🇪🇺we reiterated our grave concern at China's decision to impose the national security law. HK's autonomy & rights & freedoms must be protected bit.ly/2YL4leJ

Senator Hawley will soon make a motion on the Senate floor to pass his bipartisan resolution condemning the proposed #China national security law that would violate its treaty commitments and erase the basic liberties and human rights promised to #HongKong hawley.senate.gov/sen-hawley-int…

The U.S. must hold the CCP accountable for its campaign to end #HongKong ’s autonomy. I appreciate Senator Chris Van Hollen pushing for passage of our Hong Kong Autonomy Act today. This bill provides for sanctions and has broad, bipartisan support. The Senate should pass it immediately.

Together with our G7 partners, the EU urges the Gvmt. of China to reconsider its decision to impose a national security law on Hong Kong.
Statement w/ Secretary Pompeo François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) 🇨🇦 MOFA of Japan Heiko Maas 🇪🇺 Jean-Yves Le Drian Luigi Di Maio Dominic Raab
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Hong Kong's out-of-control police must be stopped.

People in Hong Kong took to the streets on June 9 to mark the one-year anniversary of protests for self-autonomy in the territory

China threats dim Hong Kong Democrats’ hope for election victory trib.al/DWN0KlS

China is tightening its grip on Hong Kong, stoking fears of censorship and financial trouble for the art scene. bit.ly/3e45XHe

Twitter said Thursday that it had shut down more than 170,000 accounts tied to the Chinese government. Experts working with Twitter who reviewed the accounts said they pushed deceptive narratives around the Hong Kong protests, Covid-19 and other topics. cnn.it/2C2RH37

China threats dim Hong Kong Democrats’ hope for election victory trib.al/U3etTtA

Hong Kong was supposed to govern itself. So much for that trib.al/I4LZ06k