Russia says Hong Kong security law is China’s domestic affair

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the new security law that has been proposed by China and that is set to apply to Hong Kong is China’s domestic affair and the United States should not be interfering in the matter. “The issues that [the US] is now hyping concerning Hong Kong are related to the internal affairs of China,” Foreign Minister Lavrov said on Tuesday. China proposed the new national security law last Friday. It is expected to criminalize sedition, secession, and subversion against the mainland. It would also...