The National People's Congress, China’s top legislature, is advancing national security legislation for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) from the state level in accordance with the Constitution and the HKSAR Basic Law. The decision will make sure that the “one country, two systems” principle is fully applied in the right direction.
Known as the "two sessions," the annual sessions of China’s top national legislature and political advisory body, are a major political event for the 1.4 billion Chinese people.
Participants pay a silent tribute to the martyrs and compatriots who fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic while attending the third session of the 13th National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. WANG YUGUO/XINHUA China's first draft civil code, which is under review at the annual session of the top legislature, is essential to comprehensive advancement of the rule of law and will offer stronger protection of people's fundamental interests, national lawmakers said.
Reports that the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, will make a decision allowing its standing committee to make legislation strengthening national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region have been like a testing kit for an anti-Beijing virus. Those that find the news encouraging and comforting are invariably those who have the SAR's stability, prosperity and rule of law in their hearts, and those speaking ill of it mostly have an axe to grind when it comes to the Chinese mainland.
