China's parliament approved a decision to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong in a landslide vote
HONG KONG/BEIJING - China’s parliament approved a decision on Thursday to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists in the city and Western countries fear could erode its freedoms and jeopardise its role as a global financial hub.
Dozens of protesters gathered in a shopping mall to chant slogans but there was no repeat of disturbances the previous day when police made 360 arrests as thousands took to the streets in anger over the anthem bill and the national security legislation proposed by China. Members of China’s mostly rubberstamp parliament, the National People’s Congress, in the Great Hall of the People to the west of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, burst into prolonged applause when the tally showed 2,878 votes to one in favour of moving forward with legislation, with six abstentions.
Conflict between China and the United States would harm both sides while both stand to gain from cooperation, he told a news conference. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang cast their votes on the national security legislation for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia RawlinsThe United States, Britain and the European Union have also expressed concern about the security legislation and its implications for China’s freest city.
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