China is proposing to introduce new legislation the could limit opposition activity in Hong Kong, state media reports
, the demonstrations transformed into a wider movement against the erosion of civil liberties that were promised after the city was handed over to China in 1997.
Zhang's comments at a news conference came on the eve of the opening of the the 3,000-member National People's Congress, China's largely ceremonial legislature, after a two-month delay because of theThis year's meeting of the two bodies is being shortened to one week from the usual two as part of virus-control measures. Media access has been largely reduced and only a limited number of reporters, diplomats and observers were permitted into the meeting hall.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has been criticized for his handling of the outbreak by some countries including the U.S. The Trump administration issued a 20-page report Wednesday attacking what it called Beijing's predatory economic policies, military buildup, disinformation campaigns and human rights violations.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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