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China Blasts Critics Of New Hong Kong Security Law

Hong Kong passed a security law on Tuesday to punish five major crimes after a fast-tracked legislative process (Credit: AFP)

China lashed out against critics of Hong Kong's new national security law on Wednesday, accusing the British government of having the "mindset of a coloniser" and condemning the EU's "hypocritical" position.

Hong Kong, a former colony of Britain before the 1997 handover back to China, on Tuesday passed a security law commonly referred to as Article 23 to punish five crimes after a fast-tracked legislative process.

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