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Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>Fresh protests against a Russian-inspired <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SecurityLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityLaw</span></a> are roiling <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>—a small but strategically located nation in the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SouthCaucasus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCaucasus</span></a>—as the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/BlackSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackSea</span></a> nation struggles to chart a strategic path between its massive northern neighbor and its own Euro-Atlantic ambitions. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> Faces New Rebellion in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>'s Back Yard<br><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/putin-new-rebellion-russia-georgia-1891207" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/putin-new-rebelli</span><span class="invisible">on-russia-georgia-1891207</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>At stake is the future of one of the world’s most important finance hubs. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/HongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HongKong</span></a> is both a key fundraising center for <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ChineseCompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseCompanies</span></a> seeking access to international <a href="https://noc.social/tags/CapitalMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalMarkets</span></a> and the primary conduit for foreign firms to invest in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>.</p><p>But the need for Hong Kong to restore its appeal is becoming urgent. </p><p>Hong Kong's new <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SecurityLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityLaw</span></a> only deepens challenges for <a href="https://noc.social/tags/FinancialHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialHub</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/20/hong-kong-financial-hub-security-law/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/03/20/hong-kong-financial-hub-security-law/</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>The old Hongkong we once knew is really gone 😞<br>-----<br>The law, known as <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Article23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article23</span></a> will target crimes including <a href="https://noc.social/tags/treason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treason</span></a>, theft of <a href="https://noc.social/tags/StateSecrets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateSecrets</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Espionage</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sabotage</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Sedition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sedition</span></a> and "external interference" including from foreign governments. The <a href="https://noc.social/tags/HongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HongKong</span></a> legislature, which is dominated by pro-Beijing lawmakers, is expected to approve it. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a></p><p>Hong Kong moves towards tougher <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SecurityLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityLaw</span></a> despite concerns<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/hong-kong-moves-towards-tougher-security-law-despite-concerns/ar-BB1j36Ht?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&amp;PC=EMMX01" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/world/hong-</span><span class="invisible">kong-moves-towards-tougher-security-law-despite-concerns/ar-BB1j36Ht?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&amp;PC=EMMX01</span></a></p>