China’s continued crackdown on opposition voices comes just weeks after Beijing warned President Joe Biden’s administration not to interfere in Hong Kong.
China has charged dozens of pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong with conspiring to commit subversion, under new draconian security law being enforced on the territory. Forty-seven people—reportedly including prominent young activists Joshua Wong, Lester Shum and Owen Chow—were charged on Sunday in the Chinese government’s continued crackdown against opposition voices. It comes after 55 pro-democracy campaigners were arrested in raids last month, as China imposes legislation outlawing „subversive“ acts in the formerly British-controlled territory. U.S. human rights lawyer John Clancey is among only eight of those arrested who have not been charged. He remains on bail, Reuters reported. Beijing has recently warned Washington not to interfere in Hong Kong matters. The controversial law came into force last year after mass pro-democracy protests in 2019.
