China is Tightening the Noose Around Taiwan
China is Tightening the Noose Around Taiwan John Sexton 8:00 PM | June 24, 2026 Renato Etac via AP When China moved in to seize control of Hong Kong, it started with a new National Security Law. I wrote about it back in May of 2020:You may recall that the months of protests in Hong Kong were prompted by an attempt to introduce a new law which might have made it possible for China to extradite people to the mainland for trial. That proposal was eventually withdrawn because of the protests.
- ▪China is Tightening the Noose Around Taiwan John Sexton 8:00 PM | June 24, 2026 Renato Etac via AP When China moved in to seize control of Hong Kong, it started with a new National Security Law.
- ▪I wrote about it back in May of 2020:You may recall that the months of protests in Hong Kong were prompted by an attempt to introduce a new law which might have made it possible for China to extradite people to the mainland for trial.
- ▪That proposal was eventually withdrawn because of the protests.
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China is Tightening the Noose Around Taiwan John Sexton 8:00 PM | June 24, 2026 Renato Etac via AP When China moved in to seize control of Hong Kong, it started with a new National Security Law. I wrote about it back in May of 2020:You may recall that the months of protests in Hong Kong were prompted by an attempt to introduce a new law which might have made it possible for China to extradite people to the mainland for trial. That proposal was eventually withdrawn because of the protests. This time China is simply holding the vote in a place where protests won’t matter.
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