‘Freedom Is Being Crushed’: Lawmakers Denounce Hong Kong’s New National Security Law

The CCP rammed the Safeguarding National Security Bill through the Hong Kong Legislative Council with almost no local opposition.

Sen. Jeff Merkley (L), former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (2nd R), and Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) chair Rep. Chris Smith (R), at the House Triangle near the U.S. Capitol, on March 22, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other lawmakers recently condemned draconian legislation in Hong Kong enacted with the support of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The Safeguarding National Security Bill, Article 23, took effect on March 23. It was proposed by the CCP-controlled Hong Kong Legislative Council in 2003, but its implementation was hamstrung at that time by local protests and international public outcry.