China’s intelligence agency says trial of Hong Kong 47 a ‘major test’ of national security, rule of law
China’s intelligence agency has called the landmark case involving 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures a “major test” of national security and rule of law. The Ministry of State Security on Tuesday also said the verdict in the trial of the 16 defendants who pleaded not guilty to conspiring to commit subversion was a deterrent to “anti-China forces and foreign forces.” “Those who dare to challenge the bottom line of China’s national security will be severely punished by the law,” the ministry said in a Chinese-language post on WeChat. Thirty-one defendants had earlier pleaded guilty to taking pa...