As China has become more powerful on the world stage, the Chinese Communist Party has sought to erode Hong Kong's political independence. On June 30th, the Chinese government passed a so-called National Security Law that criminalized free speech and political activity in Hong Kong.
"This law," says my guest Victoria Tin-Bor Hui, "means the One China, Two Systems model is dead."
Victoria Tin-Bor Hui is an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. We discuss the content of the new National Security Law before having a broader conversation about its political and social implications of this new era for Hong Kong.
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