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The European Union says it deplores China's adoption of a security law for Hong Kong, warning it risks undermining its autonomy and undercut the judiciary. SOUNDBITE
Anti-government protesters gather in Hong Kong, after China sparked outrage with a proposed new security law that campaigners fear will spell the end of the city's cherished freedoms. IMAGES
The US says it is "alarmed" after Hong Kong legislators fast-tracked a new national security law that introduces penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related to treason and insurrection, and up to 20 years in jail for the theft of state secrets. "We believe that these kinds of actions have the potential to accelerate the closing of Hong Kong’s once open society," US Department of State deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel tells reporters during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
A Hong Kong court convicted a former waiter of terrorism and inciting secession on Tuesday in the first trial conducted under a national security law that was imposed by China to stamp out dissent. IMAGES
The United States denounces China's approval of sweeping changes to Hong Kong's electoral system, saying Beijing was stifling democracy in the financial capital. The rubber-stamp parliament's move is "a direct attack on Hong Kong's economy, its freedoms and democratic processes," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
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