Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Five Years On

On Monday, it falls five years of China imposed a law for national security Drakoni in Hong Kong, as it criminalized the opposition and brought the semi -self -city to the heels after months of pro -democracy demonstrations, which brought up to two million demonstrators in the streets.

“The law itself was a weapon of Beijing to silence the opposition in Hong Kong, but it also represented a turning point for the complete campaign that soon infiltrated all aspects of life,” wrote journalist Karen Cheung in 2022.

On Monday, it falls five years of China imposed a law for national security Drakoni in Hong Kong, as it criminalized the opposition and brought the semi -self -city to the heels after months of pro -democracy demonstrations, which brought up to two million demonstrators in the streets.

“The law itself was a weapon of Beijing to silence the opposition in Hong Kong, but it also represented a turning point for the complete campaign that soon infiltrated all aspects of life,” wrote journalist Karen Cheung in 2022.

Now, Hong Kong has become a warning story for many pro -democracy activists around the world. The set of articles below explores how the China campaign has restored life in the city, from its surrealist experiences to the transformation of civil society.

How do you love Hong Kong despite everything

Karen Chiong writes that survival in the impossible city is not worth the price.

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Hong Kong Warning Signs to America

A nightmare is a nightmare scenario of tyranny in the hope of waking us. Lily Pike wrote from FP.

Hong Kong Jimmy Lay, the founder and owner of the Apple Daily, was seen while handcuffed and accompanied by the guards who left the Lay Che Cook reception center in Hong Kong on December 12, 2020. Keith Tsuji/Getty Images

How has become a pillar in Hong Kong show experiences

Beijing uses torture and coercion in its case against Jimmy Lay, Luke de Bulford writes.

Police stands out of the Hong Kong Supreme Court on July 21, 2023.ISAAC LAWRINCE/AFP via Getty Images

Hong Kong bureaucrats do not make good authorities

Joshua Yang writes that local officials are not flexible about the implementation of Beijing’s orders.

Supporters keep copies of Apple daily A pro -democratic newspaper in Hong Kong was released by Jimmy Lay on bail from the Mong Cook Police Station in Hong Kong on August 12, 2020.ISAAC LAWRINCE/AFP via Getty Images

Hong Kong is a local tragedy, not geopolitical shuttle

Understanding persecution requires a history of the city itself, and the writing of Shui Yin Sharon Yam, Jeffrey and Asrstrom.