In Hong Kong, authorities present the new national security law. Treason, insurrection, espionage, sabotage and foreign interference...
are new offenses. The bill proposes that treason, insurrection and sabotage endangering national security should be punishable by life imprisonment. The text also plans to broaden the notion of “sedition” – which dates from the British colonial era – to disaffection with the communist leadership and the Chinese socialist system. Nearly 99% of the 13,000 people questioned during public consultations expressed their support for the creation of this new law.