The world should stand up to China over Hong Kong, democracy activist Nathan Law says, Europe


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LONDON (REUTERS) - Hong Kong's fate shows China's true authoritarianism so the rest of the world should stand up to President Xi Jinping and start to put human rights above financial gain, pro-democracy activist Nathan Law told Reuters. China unveiled a national security law this week which Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters and the West say breaches the "one country, two systems" principle enshrined in the 1984 Sino-British treaty that guaranteed the autonomy of Hong Kong. "The protests in Hong Kong have been a window for the world to recognise that China is getting more and more authoritarian," Mr Law told...