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American Thought Leaders: Hong Kong Lawmaker Alvin Yeung

Video: Hong Kong on Verge of Losing Freedoms to Communist China

By Epoch Times American Thought Leaders: Jan Jekielek——--May 30, 2020

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What exactly is at stake for Hong Kong with the “national security” law, which was recently rubber-stamped by China’s National People’s Congress? Has Hong Kong lost its autonomy, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently announced?


And, how is China’s Communist Party expected to circumvent Hong Kong’s legislative council to ultimately enact the law? In this episode, we sit down with Hong Kong lawyer and Legislative Council member Alvin Yeung, who is also the current Leader of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Civic Party.

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2:13 Significance of the “national security” law 5:15 End of “one country, two systems”? 12:77 Chinese regime trying to bypass the legislature entirely to enact the law 17:59 Pro-democracy lawmakers being physically removed from the Legislative Council chamber 23:31 What should the international community do?

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