WSJ: China to Allow State-Security Agents to Police Hong Kong
Sun June, 2020, Age: 3 years
China’s government plans to let mainland state-security agencies operate officially in Hong Kong, a senior Chinese official said Friday, adding to concerns about the city’s diminishing autonomy as Beijing steps up its efforts to rein in the protest-torn city. Surprise plans for Beijing to impose national-security laws on Hong Kong have already stirred up considerable concern in the largely self-administered Chinese territory. Beijing officials first mentioned the plans on Thursday, saying the measures are needed for punishing what they called acts of separatism, subversion, terrorism, and foreign interference.