China officials reject criticism of new Hong Kong security law
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Hong Kong (AFP) April 15, 2024
Top Beijing officials in charge of Hong Kong affairs on Monday lashed out at critics of the city's new national security law, calling them "mantises and flies". Hong Kong authorities last month enacted the financial hubs's second national security law, which expanded on legislation Beijing imposed four years ago to quell dissent after massive democracy protests in 2019 were quashed. The