Hong Kong on the Brink, as Beijing Goes in for the Kill

Newly proposed national security laws threaten all that Hong Kong holds dear; the free world must act before it’s too late

Zhang Yesui, the spokesperson for the third session of the 13th National People's Congress, speaks during a video online press conference in Beijing a day before the opening ceremony of the NPC, on May 21, 2020. Zhang said the NPC will discuss a proposal for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session. Leo Ramirez/AFP via Getty Images

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Three faceless bureaucrats from the National People’s Congress filed into a nondescript conference room in Beijing on May 21.