SYDNEY—Australia is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and giving the city’s residents a pathway to staying permanently in response to China’s decision to impose new national-security legislation, a move likely to further inflame tensions with Beijing. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday that the national-security law constituted “a fundamental change of circumstances in respect to our extradition agreement with Hong Kong” and that Australia had formally notified Hong Kong and Chinese authorities of the...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 09, 2020 09:45 UTC