China's feared squeeze on Hong Kong is coming, a move "to protect national security" aimed at curbing the autonomous claims of the city state. Speaking at the National People's Congress, Premier Li Keqiang said that the goal is "to establish solid legal systems and enforcement mechanisms to safeguard national security in the two special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau, ed) and to see the governments of the two regions fulfill their constitutional responsibilities ".
China will follow "the principles and policies of reference" on Taiwan, opposing "firmly" and dissuading "any separatist activity in search of independence". Speaking at the National People's Congress, Premier Li Keqiang assured that "institutional arrangements, policies and measures to encourage exchanges and cooperation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will be improved. We will encourage them," he added. join us and oppose the independence and promotion of the reunification of China. "
The Taiwanese government calls on China to avoid "major turmoil" in Hong Kong. The Taipei Continental Affairs Council, in a statement, called the Communist Party's behavior of blaming the external influences and "separatists of Hong Kong independence" for instability in the city, underlining the repercussions on the regional structures. The rule is intended to shake the "one country, two systems" model, which currently regulates relations between Hong Kong and Beijing, and to create more tension in the former colony with a new round of foreseeable protests by the anti-government and pro front. democracy.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange arrives at the pause of the first part of the session with heavy losses: the Hang Seng index marks a thump of 4.61%, at 23,160.11 points, serving fears on the national security law that China is starting to impose on the former colony.