A virtual session on the ethiopian river nile down project thats caused a bitter dispute with egypt and sudan. Its the development hong kongs prodemocracy movement feared the most Hong Kong Media reporting that chinas top legislative body has begun voting on a National Security law for the territory criminalizing acts of dissent and imposing heavy penalties for offenders well the Chinese Communist party has released virtually no details of the bill its expected its going to reshape the future of the Financial Center and drive another way edge in relations between china and the u. S. Beijing has taken up the run precedented step of circumventing hong kongs own legislature to impose the bill directly on to the city lets get reaction out of Hong Kong Adrian browns live for us now weve seen significant and often violent protests in hall against this bill and other positions of Chinese Authority in hong kong over the last few months how do you think that people are going to react today. Wel
Cheevers coronavirus cases rise in many parts of the world with easing lockdowns. Also one of englands most diverse cities has been told to continue pandemic restrictions even as the rest of the country is about to relax them and the white house says it will brief democratic politicians on reports that russians funded taliban strikes on u. S. Soldiers in afghanistan. Have you with us its a development that whole cause prodemocracy movement have been fearing for years progovernment told called media are reporting that chinas top legislative body has passed a National Security law for the territory that will crush Political Freedoms the legislation aims to cement beijings control over the semi autonomous territory and reshape the future of one of the walls Major Financial Centers beijing has circumvented hong kong. Only legislature to impose the legislation. Brown is standing by for us with reaction out of hong kong but 1st lets cross over to beijing where katrina you is there for us liv
Soldiers in afghanistan. And egypt says its dispute with ethiopia over its megaton project on the nile could lead to a conflict if the u. N. Fails to intervene. Into the program its the development hong kongs prodemocracy movement feared the most chinas top legislative body has unanimously approved a National Security law for the territory that may crush Political Freedoms acts of secession subversion terrorism or collusion with Foreign Forces could face a maximum sentence of life in jail now critics say itll be used to stamp out all forms of dissent it comes after months of mass unrest sparked by fear of chinas tightening grip on the whole cold legislation aims to cement beijings control over the 77 autonomous territory and reshape the future of. One of the worlds major financial sentence adrian brown is standing by for us with reaction out of hong kong but 1st lets cross over to beijing where katrina you is there forcing between or just talk us through the process in terms of what we
Against russia if reports are true it paid taliban fighters to kill american soldiers in afghanistan it will be used to choke. Prime minister is said to lay out his plan to rescue the 5 john economy we visit one town way unemployment is high to hear what needs to be done. Thank you for joining us its the Development Hong Kong Democracy Movement feared the most chinas top legislative body has unanimously approved a National Security law to be imposed in the territory acts of secession subversion terrorism or conclusion with Foreign Forces could face a maximum sentence of life in jail critics say it will be used to stamp out all forms of dissent a protest against the new law have been held in the past few hours it follows months of unrest driven by fear of chinas tightening grip on hong kong the territories appeal as a Major International Financial Center stems from its. Liberal values and independent course which are now widely perceived to be at risk all be speaking to agent brown who
Of the 10s of thousands of people who fled killings and kidnappings by an armed group in north. And in sport african football bosses will be making some Big Decisions in the coming hours next years cup of nations in cameroon may have to be postponed due to the impact of coronavirus. So then china is about to impose a new security law in hong kong 23 years after it took back control and promised a one country 2 systems policy the controversial law was passed unanimously in beijing just 40 days after it was proposed anything it defines as acts of secession subversion terrorism or collusion with Foreign Forces could lead to life in prison and critics say the law will be used to stamp out all forms of dissent that have already been spontaneous protests in hong kong and some opposition parties or theyve announced that they are going to disband the u. K. The e. U. Japan taiwan theyve all criticized the law but china has dismissed their concerns as interference in internal affairs while were