Glavin: Hong Kong s democrats are united; rest of the world is in disarray There is no escaping the absurdly draconian National Security Law that Beijing unilaterally imposed last June. It criminalizes anything the Chinese Communist Party deems to constitute subversion, separatism, or collusion with foreign forces.
Author of the article: Terry Glavin
Publishing date: Apr 28, 2021 • April 28, 2021 • 5 minute read • Former lawmaker and vice chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China Albert Ho leaves West Kowloon court after being given a suspended sentence on April 16, 2021 in Hong Kong. Seven prominent democratic figures, including Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, former lawmaker and barrister Martin Lee and Margaret Ng, were convicted of unauthorized assembly in relation to a peaceful protest on Aug. 18, 2019. Photo by Anthony Kwan /Getty Images