Note: TLDR at the bottom
This Morning, China banned the Hong Kong National Party (HKNP) from participating in elections. The official reason is that they have made threats against the government, but the people of Hong Kong believe it is because the pro-independence party has been gaining strength in the past elections.
Under the ban, anyone who associates with the party by serving the group, taking part in gatherings or providing financial assistance could be fined and sent to jail for up to three years.
Late Monday Night, China issued a warning to other countries to respect the ban and stop funding pro-independence forces in Hong Kong. This was mainly targeted at the US, UK, and EU who all issued statements earlier in the day condemning the ban. Of course, the CCP controlled China foreign affairs ministry in Hong Kong said that it fully supports the ban. However, the China Foreign Affairs Ministry is hardly more than a mouthpiece of Beijing and the CCP.
Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-Chiu said in response to the ban that "freedom was not without limits and the prohibition was 'necessary and proportional'"
Here are a few articles about it. I recommend you read at least the first one if you are interested in it :
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong...er-countries-respect-hong-kong-national-party
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong...g-separatist-party-was-compelling-grounds-and
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong...-freedom-or-necessary-step-security-hong-kong
TLDR; For the first time, a Hong Kong political party has been outright banned from participating in elections because they are a "threat to the city"
This Morning, China banned the Hong Kong National Party (HKNP) from participating in elections. The official reason is that they have made threats against the government, but the people of Hong Kong believe it is because the pro-independence party has been gaining strength in the past elections.
Under the ban, anyone who associates with the party by serving the group, taking part in gatherings or providing financial assistance could be fined and sent to jail for up to three years.
Late Monday Night, China issued a warning to other countries to respect the ban and stop funding pro-independence forces in Hong Kong. This was mainly targeted at the US, UK, and EU who all issued statements earlier in the day condemning the ban. Of course, the CCP controlled China foreign affairs ministry in Hong Kong said that it fully supports the ban. However, the China Foreign Affairs Ministry is hardly more than a mouthpiece of Beijing and the CCP.
Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-Chiu said in response to the ban that "freedom was not without limits and the prohibition was 'necessary and proportional'"
Here are a few articles about it. I recommend you read at least the first one if you are interested in it :
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong...er-countries-respect-hong-kong-national-party
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong...g-separatist-party-was-compelling-grounds-and
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong...-freedom-or-necessary-step-security-hong-kong
TLDR; For the first time, a Hong Kong political party has been outright banned from participating in elections because they are a "threat to the city"