Police in Hong Kong fired pepper pellets and made around 300 arrests as people protested a law criminalizing the ridicule of China's national anthem.
Thousands of police in Hong Kong were deployed to quell protests against a law criminalizing the ridicule of China's national anthem as concerns grow that Beijing is tightening its control over the semi-autonomous territory.
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam denies the security law will curtail the rights of Hong Kongers. "I think it is just a matter of time that something serious will happen and what that will do to the whole movement and international reaction to that is something that is not clear for now. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump finds it hard to see"how Hong Kong can remain a financial hub if China takes over."
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