Japanese Sociologist Fears National Security Law After Student Returns to Hong Kong Arrested for Online Remarks

Attendees from various forces march next to a banner promoting the new national security law at the end of a flag-raising ceremony to mark the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

In early March, a 23-year-old Hong Kong student studying in Japan returned to Hong Kong to renew her identity card.

The National Security Bureau arrested her upon her arrival. The student was suspected of “inciting secession” due to online remarks about Hong Kong’s independence.