A new Committee for Safeguarding National Security will operate in total secrecy and will be shielded from legal challenges. The law focuses heavily on the perceived role of foreigners in Hong Kong’s unrest. Big picture: Critics have called it a death knell to the “One Country, Two Systems” political framework that preserved Hong Kong’s distinctive status. Response: The business world has largely fallen in line behind China’s campaign to tighten its grip on Hong Kong. Many leaders around the world condemned the law, The Financial Times reports.

Source: New York Times June 30, 2020 20:23 UTC