Chinese authorities arrest Hong Kong protesters during lockdown

On April 20 Hong Kong authorities arrested some of the most prominent anti-China activists. The need to clear the streets to protect public health during the COVID-19 outbreak provided the authorities an opportunity to cripple the protest movement that had spread across the country beginning in mid-2019. Chinese officials in Hong Kong have also called for improved national security education in the city and for the passage of a national security law giving law enforcement and prosecutors greater powers to prevent protests.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/hong-kong-crisis-escalates-as-china-moves-to-hasten-demise-of-citys-autonomy/2020/04/21/0a0afcd8-839c-11ea-81a3-9690c9881111_story.html

Writer: Gerry Shih
Publication: Washington Post