Have sparked controversy after weeks of racial tensions in the country. Anger in china in india forgive me any china protests erupt across the country in the wake of the border toss in a disputed himalayan region Prime Minister Narendra Modi blames in beijing for the violence and warns her of his military capabilities. On next peiser welcome to the Program China has unveiled more details about a new National Security law being drafted for hong kong it says beijing will set up a new National Security bureau in hong kong supervised by the Central Government to crackdown on dissent in the city critics fear it will crush wide ranging freedoms that are seen as key to hong kong status as no Thomas Financial center. Lets cross over to correspond its been 2 years building are in beijing and phoebe kong in hong kong the tears 1st with you what are those details. Yeah these details are quite shocking to those who might have been hoping that this might be some kind of a milder version of that a l
A border clash in a disputed himalayan region Prime Minister Narendra Modi blames beijing for the violence and warns of his countrys military capabilities. Spicer welcome to the Program China has unveiled more details about a new National Security law aimed drafted for hong kong it says beijing will set up a new National Security bureau in hong kong supervised by the Central Government in order to crackdown on dissent in the city. Means the end to the regions autonomy and relative political freedom. Lets cross over to correspondent. Hong kong 1st with you what are those details. Yeah these details are quite shocking to those who might have been hoping that this might be some kind of a milder version of that a lot of the jurisdiction might still stay in hong kong so the Hong Kong Government will form a National Security agency chaired by the chief executive and that National Security agency this committee will also appoint the judges. Will handle these cases so this is one very problema
Journal, live at 7 00 eastern thursday morning. Be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. Announcer the House Foreign Affairs Committee Held a hearing on the implications of chinas new National Security law in hong kong, which has led to arrests and clashes between police and protesters. The new law coincides with the 23rd anniversary of the handover of hong kong between the United Kingdom and china. This is almost 3. 5 hours. Forum. E have a and before i go forward i understand the speaker of the house, ms. Pelosi, will be stopping by, and i ask unanimous consent that she participate at any point she arrives. And there she is. Madam speaker, would you like to make some remarks . Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. I thank you and mr. Mccaul, mr. Eliot engel for having this hearing today. It is with Great Sadness that i come here because we had such optimism and such hope. The u. S. Congress has always spoken in a bipartisan hous
I see that we have a quorum. Before i go forward, i understand the speaker of the house, ms. Pelosi will be stopping by. I must consent that she participate at any point she rise during the hearing. There she is. Madam speaker, would you like to make some remarks . Speaker pelosi thank you very mr. Chairman. For having this hearing today. It is with Great Sadness that i come here because we had such optimism and such hope. The u. S. Congress has always spoken and the bipartisan house and Senate Democrats and republicans with one voice and defense of those being oppressed by beijing in support of freedom, justice and real autonomy for the people of hong kong. We continue to urge president to hold chinese officials abuses,ble for including taking steps under the hong kong human rights and democracy act. We must consider all tools available, including economic penalties. Here today i am very honored to join the general secretary Hong Kong Confederation of trade union. Carl peterson, law o
Hong kong are extraordinary, and the Prime Minister says he will take many citizens into the united kingdom. Is that right . Than 3absolutely, more million potentially hong kong citizens are being allowed citizenship in the united kingdom. Extraordinary developments in hong kong. Not a lot of clarity and it is difficult to see where the risks actually lie. Whether it is easy to abuse or difficult to apply. Tom i agree with you, strongly. I think there has been an getting totion of their friday morning, of getting into the weekend and the experience of each and every day. Our team in hong kong is working on that. Working on that 24 7. Now with our continued reports, our first word news, in new york city, here is ritika gupta. Ritika for the first time, u. S. Daily coronavirus cases rose above 50,000. There were increases in big states including texas, florida and california. California halted more reopenings as did new york city. Becoming is increasingly a disease of the young. Todays m