Critics have warned the law could spell the end of Hong Kong as an international financial hub.
The legislation's adoption by China’s National People’s Congress comes less than 24 hours after the Trump administration said that it no longer considers the former British colony to be autonomous from mainland China.said Wednesday, denouncing the law. It bans sedition, secession and other forms of subversion against Beijing. It also allows China's state security agencies to operate in the city.
President Donald Trump has signaled he is considering sanctions or other punitive measures against China for the move that erodes Hong Kong's"one country, two systems" political framework, in place since 1997. The city has swiftly become a new battleground in escalating Cold War-like tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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