Joshua Wong (archive image)
Police fired tear gas at protesters.
Hong Kong splits anti-secession law from China
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May 24, 2020 "Beijing has put the final nail in the coffin of Hong Kong's autonomy. The promise of 'one country, two systems' is dead". This is how the leader of the protests in the former British colony, Joshua Wong, also general secretary of Demosisto, defines the draft national security law for Hong Kong, under discussion in the People's Congress and which will allow the Chinese government to "prevent, stop and punish "every possible act of secession, prohibiting" activities of external or foreign forces ", and establishing security agencies on the territory.
In an editorial co-signed with political activist Glacier Kwong, Joshua Wong warns that the rule "constitutes a devastating blow to Hong Kong's already fragile autonomy and civil liberties" and accuses Beijing of "profiting from the Covid pandemic. 19 to launch a series of attacks on Hong Kong's autonomy, while the international community has its hands tied by the virus ". "We sincerely hope that the international community will not give in to the economic advantages that China has offered and sacrifice respect for human rights", concludes the speech.