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China tightens grip on Hong Kong with passage of strict law punishing dissent

China criticized the West for questioning Hong Kong’s new national security law. The once mostly autonomous city is now led by legislators entirely handpicked by Beijing and critics say Article 23 is a death blow to whatever independence the city still had. Nick Schifrin discussed the law and what it means for Hong Kong with Anna Kwok of the Hong Kong Democracy Council.

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