in beijing we must get a people on the street again what are you going to be doing joshua. no matter mobilize people to the street called the new international advocacy and more important thing is we have to let the global community to stand up hong kong just like how fellow global community is that codice stand with hong kong in 2910 you're looking for help from abroad are you thinking that america donald trump said he would react very strongly u.s. president should be doing and act this law are you hoping for help from the us extras actions speak louder in a burst support hall it's not a matter of left all right it's just a matter of right or wrong and recall allies around the world to support hong kong people against the national security law that erodes on fundamental and basic freedoms freedom so we read it wish no matter us or european country could impose the hong kong human rights and democracy act all cloven it's get do and has the sanction mechanism and left beijing to realize that college how to china is not the only way out joshua long for us today from hong kon

beijing. how are things looking >> reporter: not very good, activist joshua wong accusing b beijing of silencing dissent in the city the chinese leadership today had proposed this new legislation at the national people's congress which is ongoing here in beijing. now, the chinese officials described hong kong as a defenseless city in need of this type of protection under these new laws the -- they would target cessation, terrorism, foreign interference and allow beijing back intelligence agencies to set up in the city and overall would, quote, improve the one country two system style of governance allowing honk congress to operate relatively freely from mainland china as hong kong returned to china control after the uk they can circumvent the authorities to impose the new law and go into effect in about a week's time from now so this is at the end of the national people's congress. now, the secretary of state mike pompeo issued a statement calling the proposal the death knell for hong kong's autonomy and urging beijing to reconsider a special status it has with the u.s. that in theory could be r

practically bring to beijing's ability to rule hong kong is more about sending a message to the protesters and the opposition movement this is really about power and i think joshua long's comments i think are very much apps here that beijing is clearly seeking to convey to the protesters in hong kong but really this is going to be the end of one country 2 systems although i think they'll have to interesting challenge and trying to impose this national security law that they say should necessarily affect the economic role that hong kong continues to play but obviously i think the international community is going to have a very different view of what this means for the future of hong kong as a financial help as well and this little has been imposed over the heads of the terraces chief executives you carry alarms what does that tell us if anything about how she is regarded by beijing or she's effectively you know beijing's up person in hong kong she is there to ensure that coordination between the chinese communist party and the hong kong leadership remains iron clad and she's done that throughout the protests last year she she managed to hold hold the wall so to s

practically bring to beijing's ability to rule hong kong is more about sending a message to the protesters and the opposition movement this is really about power and i think joshua long's comments i think are very much tops here that beijing is clearly seeking to convey to the protesters in hong kong that really this is going to be the end of one country 2 systems all i think they'll have to interesting challenge and trying to impose this national security law that they say should necessarily affect the economic role that hong kong continues to play but obviously i think the international community is going to have a very different view of what this means for the future of hong kong as a financial help as well and this little has been imposed over the heads of the terraces chief executive carry alarms what does that tell us if anything about how she is regarded by beijing well she's effectively you know beijing's up person in hong kong she is there to ensure that coordination between the chinese communist party and and the hong kong leadership remains iron clad and she's done that throughout the protests last year she she managed to hold hold the wall so to spea

will be lost joshua one prominent activist in hong kong's pro-democracy movement says beijing is trying to silence the territories critical voices with force and fear. that's the nightmare we must face and we must stand up. and post a national security law i think that's. the nation it's just about the secretary of communist party of china. some $3000.00 delegates from across the country have gathered for china's political event of the year the national congress and bridging the lower is the most controversial item on the edge. and. beijing has vowed to up hold hong kong special status but says the law is needed in the wake of protests and foreign interference. these activities have seriously challenged fundamental principles of one country 2 systems that have seriously undermined the rule of law threaten the sovereignty security and development interests of the country strong measures have to be taken according to the law to prevent stop and punish them. hong kong has been semi autonomous since britain returned the territory to china in 1997. special privileges including the right to a

beijing is making this move while the world is contracted by the coronavirus. protesters like joshua wong saying we must stand up and fight and let beijing know that we will never surrender. we will describe it as the beginning of the end. we do not have enough time but we need to continue the fight. the violence hit the streets again. estimate news puts the of the number of protesters in the hundreds and others put it in the thousands. byre were 180 confirmed police mostly by illegal assembly. those social distancing regulations are still in place for the coronavirus lockdown here in hong kong. at least four police officers were injured multiple members of the public according to police were injured and it took place in the heart of the retail center. there are more pope -- there are more protests planned especially on another controversial law being considered that would punish anyone in hong kong who disrespects china's national anthem, another lightning rod issue. do the protesters feel that they have the backing of the u.s. to continue to hit the street in this way? how will the

of the political group demo system joshua good to have you with us we heard the chinese prime minister saying they're one country 2 systems is our policy but beijing also sees the need to defend national security before protests get out of control so what do you say to that one country 2 system has already eroded to be one country one system one is national security legislation implemented in hong kong because it's just kind of speech cry to a point that secret police from beijing to hong kong the court prosecution and trial would pick place in mainland china is that of hong kong and you know this is that including me my stuff that joe said has in beijing is that off by a whole pot ok so you're saying one country 2 systems does not exist anymore and yet we don't know the actual specifics of this new law we haven't seen it on paper yet so what is then your biggest fear of what you think is going to happen. according to a draw and afraid we're off to a national security law in china if beijing directed apply it to hong kong with the end for ocean regulation which just mentioned would be just kind of speech crime and to targeted people who criticize

the new reporting today that there have been some officials in beijing who have discussed straw joshuassed scrapping it. -- you have discussed scrapping it. but we have not heard anything about the talks being called off. in the meantime, what are we seeing in terms of the virus response? president trump speaking earlier to reporters sounding confident or triumphant saying they have managed to overcome their desires -- the virus. but we are still seeing new infections and the grim milestone when it comes to u.s. deaths. been with a consistent positive message throughout the coronavirus, throughout the last several months, always trying to talk about how great america's doing, even when he is not strictly speaking, being accurate. he did say the data the u.s. -- he said today that the u.s. had prevailed. he later clarified he was to hear about testing. farthat the u.s. has come in the last several months on its ability to test, it's number of tests. certainly, though, there are differing opinions out there, about how will the u.s. is doing on testing. but we are seeing more deaths. we a

. >> joshua long -- wonong, a promominent activist, says beijg is trying to silence crititical voices with force and fear. >> we must stand upp against it. beijingmpoposed nationall securityty in law is not about secucurity o of the nation. it is about the security of the communist party of china. >> some 3000 delegates from across the country have gathered for china's political event of the year. the national congress in beijing. the law is the most controversial item on the agenda. beijing has vowed to uphold hong kong's special status but says the law is needed in the wake of protests and foreign interferencece. >> these activitieies have seriously challenged fundamental principles o of one country, two systems, have undermined the rule of law, and have threatened the sovereignty and interesestsf the country. strong measures have to be taken according to the law to prevent, stop, and punish them. >> hong kong has been semiautonomous since britainin returned t the territory to chia in 1997. special privileges including the right to assembly and free speech were promised under the one country, two systems agreement. but beijing has long wanted

critics say it's a push by beijing to end pro-democracy protests and will effectively bring the territory under direct rule in an interview with d.w.i. hong kong activist joshua warm called for help from the international community more from wong in the moment but 1st this with force. the palace after a 2 month delay china's political event of the year is now underway she's here some $3000.00 delegates from across the country have gathered for the national congress in beijing details on a controversial bill that would ban treason subversion and sedition in hong kong are expected soon china's premier vowed to uphold the one china 2 systems policy but stressed that change is necessary likud shaam said beijing will establish sound legal systems and enforcement mechanisms for safeguarding national security in the 2 special administrative region and see that the governments of the regions fulfill their constitutional responsibilities. but there are fears that the new law could reignite the pro-democracy protests that crippled hong kong last year . residents fear that their special rights to assembly and free speech are under threat. guy come on hey at me now it wo

squeezed between beijing's promise of even harsher security crackdowns and washington's threat to undermine its prosperity. castro al-jazeera washington while leading pro-democracy activist joshua wang supports that move by the u.s. now because. pressure from. securing our borders. our mandate from the secretary. of state i can. look up to the right person and look at the. perspective that this is the. region given the size of. the trouble pretty long and. hard. they are. feeling. like i am not. saying. you. are right. i could train a year has more from beijing beijing seems determined to go ahead with this national security law despite a barrage of international criticism right now 3000 of china's communist party members are meeting in beijing for the last day of the national people's congress and this afternoon local time they're going to vote to pass a variety of laws including the national security law and it's certainly going to go through the last few days we've had the same line from beijing that it is a job of the central government to enforce national security and that this will be good for hong kong stability which is really emphasize this huge disconnect between beij

beijing. we heard from jimmy lye earlier in the week who has called for donald trump to, quote, stand with hong kong. earlier today, joshuatter again saying this. he said, quote, all eyes on the u.s. president tomorrow. let's see what happens. it seems international pressure and donald trump's next move. that's, basically, the only leverage, the main leverage, that the hong kong protest movement has right now. back to you. >> china. the mainland, obviously, seems emboldened that they can do this without much blowback. it's going to be interesting how that unfolds. christy lou stout in hong kong. we will check in with you later. thanks so much and thank you for watching cnn "newsroom." i'm michael holmes. i will be back with more news, though. don't go away. dr. jerome adams: why should young people care about the spread of coronavirus? well we know that people with underlying medical conditions over the age of 60 are at highest risk, but they've got to get it from somebody. dr. deborah birx: so we're asking everyone to be selfless for others so that we can protect those who are most susceptible. dr. anthony fauci: not goi