it will also allow members of the chinese security services to set up an operate an agency in hong kong beijing will get jurisdiction over some national security cases related to the city finally it will give hong kong's leader to power the power to choose judges that will preside over cases well tony tran is a legislator and convener of the pro-democracy camp in hong kong she joins me now via skype good to have you with us on the program it does seem that china has circumvented the legislature in hong kong how significant is that in the way that china now deals with hong kong in the future. well by posting this law i would say this is like. a test that the vacant of one country 2 systems . back in the ninety's the chinese government had commonest not only to hong kong people but to the world that hong kong were implement one country 2 systems that means we can kipped our own judiciary the legislature as well as the own administration but now you can see that by passing this law within like 40 days without any consultation in hong kong without disclosing the details of this legislation. this de

our friends in hong kong know that beijing is watching closely. beijing is finalizing its national security law even as we speak. and hong kongers know, as we must, that this could be our last opportunity to stay beijing's hand before it destroys what is left of freedom in this city. beijing must know that its actions have consequences. this resolution today makes clear that that will be the case. and that is why so many in hong kong are so eager to see it pass and why beijing is so hopeful that it will fail. as i said a week ago, the struggle of the free people of hong kong is the struggle of all free people everywhere. it is a struggle to stay free from domination. it is a struggle to ensure that beijing does not extend its imperial power around the globe and its influence to free countries and societies across the globe. mr. president, hong kong is the vanguard, and it's vital that we stand up for it now. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the foreign relations committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate now procee

has warned britain not to interfere in its plans to impose tough national security laws in hong kong. beijingxpressed strong dissatisfaction with the uk government, after boris johnson promised millions of people in hong kong a route to citizenship if china goes ahead with implementing the new laws. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, reports. china is determined to end all this, protests in hong kong, led by democracy activists, certain beijing will use new security laws to ensure they are crushed completely, possibly tried and jailed on the mainland. now boris johnson possibly tried and jailed on the mainland. now borisjohnson is threatening to stimulate a mass exodus from hong kong by relaxing the visa rules for many with british overseas passports. he wrote in the times, if china imposes its national security law, the british government will change our immigration rules and allow any holder of these passports from hong kong to come to the uk for passports from hong kong to come to the ukfora passports from hong kong to come to the uk for a renewable period of 12 months and be giv

it is richard walker in brussels now let's take a closer look at the proposed security law in hong kong beijing insists it's needed to ensure order critics though say it will crush freedoms as well especially free speech as well as the city's autonomy from mainland china. explains why from hong kong. just ring up as an empress to knock hong kong's leader carry them in attendance a flattering palestrina played a unique hope one of the host of headliner the oldest satirical show in the city. today the team is framing the final episode of the 31 year old program produced by at hong kong's public broadcaster has always been bowed in its criticism of the turd tories top leader but now it's been suspended due to allegation of insulting the police. headliner is has indicator of hong kong's liberties if you can assist him is the authorities are tolerant to learn to accept good sense whether in public institutions or otherwise it manifest how the climate has changed. her how hard it. is closure has intensified concern over hong kong's remaining freedoms especially when beijing is pushing for a new secur

international committee must have a say on it especially the global community also the us the codice in hong kong. beijing is preparing a new security law that will affect tong kong what do you think how do you think that's going to impact hong kong. as i wrote as i summarized the next years a cradle as kind of speech crime i would say that if anyone call on president xi to step back in hong kong is of course under the criteria and afraid of freedom of speech if anyone calling on president xi to step down in mainland china might be arrested with that and he suffered regulation but was the national is a great law applied hong kong what's the best day of it's been in china let me tell you we shall pull out this by also happen it home so how to steal and safe got hall call as the free city at a global community that still enjoy certain degree of political and economic freedom i think that's not only the back of the hall that's all sort of attitude of well and if for us this whole call it the next time i want to later on is the rest of the world just won't thank you very much for talking with us that was demo

hong kong's identity. for more on this, i'm joined from beijing by our correspondent, stephen mcdonell. overed these pro—democracy protests all of last year, talk us through the controversial aspects of the security law. well, as of tomorrow hong kong is going to bea tomorrow hong kong is going to be a very different city. in beijing, 162 to the standing committee of the national people's congress unanimously double stamped this new law imposing quite strict punishments on certain acts of dissent, certain types of speech, unauthorised protests — they can all now be potentially charged as criminal matters considered to be secession. or subversion, or colluding with foreign forces, potentially meaning lengthy prison sentences. what's more, chinese and hong kong are saying people should worry about this, the courts are going to handle it. however, thejudges presiding over these matters are all to be appointed by carrie lam. now, carrie lam is the leader of hong kong who has effectively been installed by beijing. there is no way she is going to be choosing judges who would be slightly likely

hong kong. in 2020, the national security legislation in beijing bypassed the hong kong legislature. hong kong, we don't have a top-down commander for the protest movement, but the majority consensus to oppose this national security legislation is crystal clear. we know more than 20 countries around the world, the european union or some of the countries in the g20, they already issued statements criticizing the implementation of this law, which will erode the one country two system framework in hong kong. when beijing suggested introducing this national security law, one of the most vocal voices to support this legislation is north korea. we know what kind of authoritarian ideology and allies of beijing. plans what kind of reform are you planning the moment? what is your best case scenario at how this crisis can end? joshua: political crisis must be solved by reform. hong kong is a great city like new york or london. they elected their mayor, why can't hong kong? that is the long-term goal. the short-term goal is stop the implementation of the national security law. --nkly speaking,

gives beijing power to handle these cases themselves which means that it would circumvent the one country 2 systems legal threshold the legal fire wall as many have called it previously in hong kong that prohibits beijing's interference into hong kong's legal affairs and to guarantee these freedoms so this law is widely expected to and these freedoms its passage was also highly anticipated so as one might imagine we've already had reaction now from the pro-democracy movement joshua wang for example one of the leaders of that movement in hong kong responding to the new law on twitter writing the following from now on hong kong enters a new era of reign of terror just like taiwan's white terror period in history with arbitrary prosecutions black jails secret trials forced confessions media clampdown and political censorship mathias what does this law mean for hong kong's pro-democracy movement. yeah. concerns that social long as voicing here are widely shared in the pro-democracy camp this law has been passed after a year of clashes and of discontent in hong kong of peaceful protests as well china has not been happy with that china has attacked figures in the protest movement like

defund the police risk losing political support for reform also coming up as hong kong marks one year pro-democracy protests beijing's stance out dissent activists warn the world to watch out. first its whole called the nexus taiwan. joshua long what's at stake in the hong kong pro-democracy movement. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us for a memorial service is being held in houston for george floyd the black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for almost 9 minutes as the events unfolded democrats in congress proposed a bill aimed at preventing more police misconduct floyd's death 2 weeks ago minneapolis has sparked worldwide protests against racism and police brutality. hundreds scorching texas sky. thousands queued for hours to enter the church where george floyd's body lay a last chance for the public to pay their respects to the man whose death has become a rallying cry against racism around the globe. the public hearing was held in houston the city where floyd grew up. well this is an important day in our world. and. it is necessary for me to be here. as a human being. human rac

this law was imposed by beijing in the hong kong basic law it says that hong kong should an act such a law on kong has not been able to do so so now beijing has done so this is controversial in itself and people see it as an infringement into the into the one country 2 systems the promise that beijing gave when to britain and to the international community when britain handed over hong kong. there's been a protest movement in hong kong over the past year pro-democracy protests movement how are they responding to this. the protest movement seems to be weakened at this point i think this law and this. this pushing forward of this gender by beijing has caught them badly they were weakened before due to the coronavirus restrictions protests were not possible in the last few years and now they are thinking how to react to this they're trying to figure out everything that they are doing has become a lot more dangerous now and this of course has them very worried and what about international reactions other international reactions to this security law. most western countries see this as an i

hong kong. critics say the new law will give beijing more control over hong kong's affairs, and further restrictt's in the legislation will be you can reach me on twitter, i'm @lvaughanjones. hello there. a slow—moving area of low pressure has been responsible for the unsettled weather during the weekend and indeed for monday. it has brought strong winds and quite a lot of rain across areas, particularly across cumbria. now for tuesday, it looks like we will see further rain at times but it won't be quite as windy as what we've see in the last few days, and that's because our area of low pressure is pushing off into scandinavia. less isobars in the charts, but we still have a tangle of weather fronts. that's going to bring outbreaks of rain at times. one of them will be bringing rain to southern counties of england and the channel islands through the day. another one will be bringing some down weather to northern ireland. but we should see a bit of brightness breaking through the cloud for eastern england, and especially across scotland. but when the sunshine comes out, temperatures lift. this i

reports that china's top decision body has approved a draft of hong kong's controversial security bill we'll have live updates from beijing and hong kong. i'm convinced this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. beijing warns of consequences after the u.s. congress passes a law targeting chinese officials involved in detaining some weak it's. a bombshell from the former u.s. national security adviser john bolton's new book says donald trump asks for china's help to get reelected plus. anger among help workers in peru about a mark of protective gear as the nation records the 7 highest number of covert 90 cases in the world. there are reports china's top decision making body has passed a draft of a security bill for hong kong the controversial legislation was announced in may and sponsor weeks of protests in hong kong it's been widely criticized amid fears it will curb freedoms in hong kong something that authorizes have dismissed. and we have correspondents in beijing and hong kong on the story adrian brown will be with us in just a moment but 1st let's go to try to you who is in the chinese capital catrina run us t

basic law this will allow beijing to deploy its own security forces there. on tuesday hong kong's leader kerry lam seem to be an ally of beijing urged the people of the special administrative region to get behind the new law. everyone needs to learn a lesson including the hong kong government and also the legislators hong kong cannot afford such chaos. the mccain calling people want stability and peace so they can live safely and develop their careers. however prominent pro-democracy protesters joshua young says hong kong is meant more than that he also points to the reversal of the extradition bill as a clear sign that protesting works. we'd be target or banditry recognize the rick market by fellow protester. successfully and has beijing to withdraw the controversial bill and on last november 85 percent of the states and that this recount so well by protocol critical this line sight picture it imply how silence across the stand were set on the side of fellow protesters but regardless of that success protests on this scale could soon be a thing of the past if painting gets its way

has warned britain not to interfere in its plans to impose tough national security laws in hong kong. beijingisfaction with the uk government after boris johnson promised millions of people in hong kong a route to citizenship if china goes ahead with implementing the new laws. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins reports. china is determined to end all this, protests in hong kong, led by democracy activists, certain beijing will use new security laws to ensure they are crushed completely, possibly tried and jailed on the mainland. now boris johnson is threatening to stimulate a mass exodus from hong kong by relaxing the visa rules for many with british overseas passports. he wrote in the times, if china imposes its national security law, the british government will change our immigration rules and allow any holder of these passports from hong kong to come to the uk for a renewable period of 12 months and be given further immigration rights, including the right to work, which could place them on a route to citizenship. prominent young activists in hong kong are delighted, believing any

has warned britain not to interfere in its plans to impose tough national security laws in hong kong. beijingion with the uk government after boris johnson promised millions of people in hong kong a route to citizenship if china goes ahead with implementing the new laws. our diplomatic correspondnet, james robbins reports. china is determined to end all this, protests in hong kong, led by democracy activists, certain beijing will use new security laws to ensure they are crushed completely, possibly tried and jailed on the mainland. now borisjohnson is threatening to stimulate a mass exodus from hong kong by relaxing the visa rules for many with british overseas passports. he wrote in the times, if china imposes its national security law, the british government will change our immigration rules prominent young activists in hong kong are delighted, believing any threat to its future wealth is power. being in hong kong isn't about being pro—china or not, it's about right and wrong, it's about how we can save hong kong as a global financial centre. china is outraged by britain's promise of a new

does go ahead with that katrina you in hong kong in beijing sorry thank you very much for that meanwhile hong kong's chief executive kerry lama says since last june the territory has been traumatized by escalating violence found by external forces no central government could turn a blind eye to such straits to suffer and national security as well as resource of the ship of state powell or in all these acts have crossed the one country red line and called for resolute action as the highest organ of state power in china the national people's congress has to constitutional and the duty to enact national security legislation for the hong kong as. marley is the founding chairman of the united democrats which became the democratic party of hong kong he also became the face of the democracy movement in the lead up to the 1997 handover he explained to hong kong's power is being eroded. my party will stay on and i will stay in hong kong of course we realize that the prospects of our being put into prison would be very high but the prestige of this law but what is really frustrating is that even t

the situation in hong kong how one country 2 systems clearly operate hong kong never leaves the news for long these days now it's the draft of a new security law to be imposed by beijing that's provoking controversy and protests joining me this week from hong kong is regina if a member of the city's legislative council and chair of the probe aging new peoples party will the communist authorities try to use this law as they have with other security statutes on the mainland to violate basic rights and restrict free expression. i. think you know that you're welcome to a conference on hello you recently wrote an article about the controversial new security law that china is going to impose on hong kong and you said this does not to necessarily spell the death of hong kong separate systems but you are taking a huge gamble backing this law onto because beijing has done everything it can to prove that it's not interested in those separate systems not interested in freedom of expression human rights or the rule of law is it. i don't think we need to come to a conclusion because china already has its own national security law you know which is only a few pages long what's cons

should be reminded that hong kong is part of china and that beijing had the right to make what he called improvements to defective national security legislation in hong kong he also said that any intervention from the u.s. would be a violation of international law and international principles when it comes to diplomacy and he said that this would any changes to the trading status with hong kong would also undermine the bilateral relationship the wider relationship between china and the u.s. potentially the trading relationship and any trade negotiations between the 2 between china and the u.s. he said that this would also harm u.s. companies doing business with china and in hong kong now the trumpet mr asian has also made other threats not just do with trade it's also for him to curb chinese student visas when it comes to studying in areas which the u.s. considers sensitive to security now john legend said that during this would amount to what he called racial discrimination and he also said that it would be political prosecution he also made a job at the u.s. decision to withdraw from t

china has unveiled more details about a new national security law being drafted for hong kong and says beijing will set up a new national security bureau in hong kong supervised by the central government to crackdown on dissent in a city critics say an end to the region's autonomy and relative political freedom. earlier we spoke with correspondent in beijing he sent us this assessment. from what we've seen today this new law is as far reaching as many have fear that the hong kong government will create a national security agency headed by the chief executive and that agency will also appoint the judges that deal with national security cases moreover beijing will create its own agency in the city that will be responsible for intelligence gathering but that can also take over cases of national security so on the basis of crimes that are not narrowly defined at least from what we've seen today beijing can interfere whenever it sees it necessary to deal with what it sees as infringements of national security. and for reaction to this let's cross over to hong kong and our correspondent phoebe kong

security agency hong kong security agency chaired by the chief executive that will also appoint the judges that will handle these cases and there will also be an agency set up by beijing in hong kong and this agency will supervise the hong kong agency and it will have the right to take over some of the cases against national security against national security so beijing will have a big say in this and it will establish its power directly to handle these cases in hong kong and just how could this change hong kong itself do you think. the pro-democracy politicians have sad when the 1st plans were unveiled to establish this national security a law that this is the end of hong kong as we know it and i am afraid that this is true at least for the political freedoms the cry from the what we've seen now are not defined very specifically so it gives beijing and. the hong kong government the possibility to prosecute a lot of people on a lot of grounds if these if these crimes will not be defined in a more narrow way that will mean that they can almost do what they want in cases that they deem to endanger the national security ok didn't invent his burning reporting by. from bei

news needs our top stories china's parliament has passed a controversial new security law for hong kong beijing says the bill into tackles a version terrorism and separatism but critics fear it will herald a wave of mainland style political repression. german.

going through the national people's congress in beijing probably will be finalized before july 1st which is the anniversary of the handover of hong kong from britain to china. basically beijing bypassed the hong kong legislative council in putting this unpopular legislation in place and this really means a full takeover of hong kong because the provisions that have been released are really draconian and indicate that beijing is not going to put up with any dissent in the territory is it ok to travel on cause say for americans. for the meantime it is but we got to remember that even in calm times china will take hostages so for instance there are 2 canadians who have now been held for more than a year and a half only because canada detained mung long joe the weiwei technologies chief financial officer at the request of the us and she's subject to an extradition proceeding. and so what china did was it reached out and just grabbed 2 canadians and held them in incommunicado almost so china is always going to be dangerous for foreigners and especially more so as we move into more tense times hong kong is not going to be very much safer or

hong kong status as no thomas financial center. let's cross over to correspond it's been 2 years building are in beijing and phoebe kong in hong kong the tears 1st with you what are those details. yeah these details are quite shocking to those who might have been hoping that this might be some kind of a milder version of that a lot of the jurisdiction might still stay in hong kong so the hong kong government will form a national security agency chaired by the chief executive and that national security agency this committee will also appoint the judges. will handle these cases so this is one very problematic case from. the point of the rule of law but then china would also establish its own national security agency and this national security agency will in get engaged in intelligence gathering but it has also the right to take over some of the cases a small number as was said in this communication but nobody of course knows what this small number is. these commun the communication that was not the text of the draft but it was a summary of some of the key points of the draft did not really specify what would contain a crime these the

hong kong -- that are part of hong kong's backing system. on to shows called support. this does imply how hong kong business is being threatened by beijing.l not only to secure for the support of the general public, but this is also important to have business matters support us. francine: let's get more with stephen engle. how much of a surprise worthy statements by the two banks? a fascinating story with a huge and long stretching technicals for all businesses that do business in hong kong. because it also came on the same day that the british open day controversial canned by saying he is willing to make strides to allow up to 3 million eligible bno, a path toward possible citizenship in the u.k. if beijing invokes these national security laws on hong kong. beijing already lashing back at that saying it will backfire. that comes at a time when hsbc and standard chartered, two london-based banks that get the bulk of their revenue and profits from asia, 31% of from hongr hsbc comes kong, about 40% from mainland china. they are in an awkward position. while this was being debated, hsbc kept its head below the parapet. they did not want a re

on tuesday hong kong's leader kerry lam seem to be an ally of beijing urged the people of hong kong to get behind the new legislation. we're going to go from everyone needs to learn a lesson including the hong kong government and the legislators hong kong cannot afford such chaos. people want stability and peace so they can live safely and develop their careers. however prominent pro-democracy protesters joshua long says hong kong is want more than that he also points to the reversal of the extradition bill as a clear sign that protesting works. we become good or bad that we recognize the rig market by fellow protester chu successfully and has beijing to withdraw the controversial bill and on last november 85 percent of the seats in that district on so well by pro-democratic am this land side factory employee house silence. then with that said on a site a fellow protester. regardless of that success protests on this scale could soon be a thing of the past if beijing gets its way with the new security bill dissenting voices could soon be much more few and far between. let's go right to

hong kong. that is their sovereignty and security. that's why beijing decided to take this matter into their own hands bypassing the hong kong legislature and with the 161 members of the mpc behind closed doors and now apparently voting for this law. >> steven jiang, many thanks for bringing us the information. >>> the supreme court has blocked a controversial decision. it could open the door to future cases and we will have details next. i got this mountain bike for only $11. dealdash.com, the fair and honest bidding site. an ipad worth $505, was sold for less than $24; a playstation 4 for less than $16; and a schultz 4k television for less than $2. i won these bluetooth headphones for $20. i got these three suitcases for less than $40. and shipping is always free. go to dealdash.com right now and see how much you can save. robinhood believes now is the time to do money. without the commission fees. so, you can start investing today wherever you are - even hanging with your dog. so, what are you waiting for? download now and get your first stock on us.

but many fear that hong kong is already in the middle of a new cold war between washington and beijinge us would subject hong kong to many of the same restrictions as mainland china, especially on trade. many businesses here say that it is america, not beijing, that is threatening the stability of hong kong, one of the biggest financial hubs in the world. the trump administration said they stand with hong kong and support hong kong people, but on the other hand, it is punishing hong kong. china and the united states are the two major trading partners of hong kong. it's now the two big countries who are having a fight with hong kong sitting in the middle. bella is a 17—year—old student who could go to jail because she has delivered supplies to front—line protesters. she worries that hong kong is losing its identity. translation: i am pessimistic about my future. now that the national security law has been passed, china keeps on restricting our freedom and basic human rights. i am so sad when i think about it. the hong kong government insists that this city will maintain its level of aut

beijing. there is going to be a national security office in hong kong and a national security commission in honge to beijing. influence likely to the execution, not just the interpretation but the execution of the law, both directly and indirect the. -- indirectly. haidi: could you give us some examples of how this could potential widen? we heard democrat saying that we are prepared to go to jail. we know that is the most straightforward implication, but how would it affect corporate law? think beijing has enormous vested interests. usednch is that it will be with a lot of restraint on the period.beijing in.e people really dial advocates are advocated -- advocates against sanctions on hong kong. the relative relief from this that a is that we know law is unlikely to be used to target businesses in the short run, however there is an important caveat. we know the definitions of national security in china is very broad. beijing did not fromin or shy away targeting individuals. protect itser to economic interests. law tomight use the detrimentally use the law against hong kong. that exposes the prod

hong kong. from beijing's perspective, this is long overdue. almost 23 years after hong kong's sovereignty returned to china. the hong kong local authorities have tried several times to enact a similar law themselves but failed. the last time they tried in 2003 triggering huge protests on the streets of hong kong and since then we have seen many such protests on the streets of hong kong against beijing, including the latest protest movement that began last year that really shook the beijing leadership and reinforced this notion in their minds that hong kong had become a bastian of anti-china sentiment and anti-china authority instituted by foreign powers, including washington. that's why they decided to take the matter into their own hands to get them to pass this law because they think this is the only way to defend their core interests in the law, that is sovereignty and security. >> steven jiang there, will ripley in hong kong. many thanks to you both for your live report. appreciate it. >>> take a short break. still to come, will you be able

but many fear that hong kong is already in the middle of a new cold war between washington and beijingld subject hong kong to many of the same restrictions as mainland china, especially on trade. many businesses here say that it is america, not beijing, that is threatening the stability of hong kong, one of the biggest financial hubs in the world. the trump administration said they stand with hong kong and support hong kong people, but on the other hand, it is punishing hong kong. china and the united states are the two major trading partners of hong kong. it's now the two big countries who are having a fight with hong kong sitting in the middle. bella is a 17—year—old student who could go to jail because she has delivered supplies to front—line protesters. she worries that hong kong is losing its identity. translation: i am pessimistic about my future. now that the national security law has been passed, china keeps on restricting our freedom and basic human rights. i am so sad when i think about it. the hong kong government insists that this city will maintain its level of autonomy fr

back from the brink of authoritarian rule over plans to implement new national security laws in hong kong beijing says the laws will curb sedition says. terrorism and foreign interference but the u.k.'s foreign secretary said that would breach the one country 2 systems principle we've not yet see the detailed published text of the legislation like intel house that if legislation in these terms is imposed by china on hong kong it would violate china's own basic law it would up in china's one country 2 systems paradigm and it would be a clear violation of china's international brigades including those made specifically to the united kingdom under the joint declaration. they would also be clear about the approach that the united kingdom intends to type we don't oppose hong kong passing it's a national security though we do strongly oppose such an authoritarian order being opposed by china in breach of international. the rise of far right extremism is the greatest threat to german democracy that's according to the country's interior minister who says far right crimes make up more than half of all pol