Canada Suspends Extradition Treaty With Hong Kong

Newsy Sunday, 5 July 2020 ()
Canada Suspends Extradition Treaty With Hong KongWatch VideoCanada has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to China's new security law.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday the country will stop extraditing people to Hong Kong over the new law, which critics say threatens the territory's autonomy guaranteed under the "one country, two systems"...
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News video: Hong Kong: What is happening in the Asian economic hub?

Hong Kong: What is happening in the Asian economic hub? 01:37

 Boris Johnson has accused China of breaching a key treaty with Britain by imposing a heavily criticised national security law on Hong Kong. But what is the background to the legislation, why is the UK concerned, and how has the world responded?