Hong Kong leader says US ‘beautifying’ national security offenses


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June 22, 2021 Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam's comments come as some countries including the US condemn the arrest of editors and executives at Apple Daily. Foreign governments are “beautifying” acts that endanger national security in Hong Kong when they criticise the recent crackdown on a pro-democracy newspaper, the leader of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory said Tuesday. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s comments come as some countries including the US condemn the arrest of editors and executives at Apple Daily and the freezing of its assets as the latest examples of eroding freedoms in the former British colony. Those arrested...