HONG KONG—China’s legislature approved Tuesday a sweeping new law aimed at quashing threats to national security in Hong Kong, rejecting Western criticism that Beijing’s efforts will curb people’s freedoms in the protest-torn city. Senior members of the National People’s Congress voted unanimously to pass the legislation, which is meant to prevent and punish subversive, secessionist and terrorist activities in Hong Kong, as well as collusion with foreign forces, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The law will take...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 30, 2020 03:37 UTC