China censors Hong Kong internet, US tech giants resistHong Kong pro-democracy activists hold up their mobile phones during a rally in June. HONG KONG: China has quickly moved to censor Hong Kong's internet and access users' data using a feared new national security law, but US tech giants offered some resistance citing rights concerns. "The Chinese Communist Party's destruction of free Hong Kong continues," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday. "Until now, Hong Kong flourished because it allowed free thinking and free speech, under an independent rule of law. "The Hong Kong government will vigorously implement this law," Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the city's Beijing-appointed leader, told reporters on Tuesday.

Source: Bangkok Post July 07, 2020 03:33 UTC