2020 has been an unusual year, with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic visible in both apparent and less obvious ways. Protesters are detained by police officers as they gather at a shopping mall during a pro-democracy protest against Beijing’s national security law, in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong national security legislation was enacted in May by Beijing to promulgate a national security law in Hong Kong. The act also allowed China to set up a national security agency in Hong Kong. Following this, the US had stated that Hong Kong was no longer an autonomous territory.

Source: Indian Express December 30, 2020 08:25 UTC