> They're about sedition, secession, national security, terrorism, etc. We have laws about those things too in the US. This is usually the reasoning for the CC

> They're about sedition, secession, national security, terrorism, etc. We have laws about those things too in the US. This is usually the reasoning for the CCP supporters that other countries have similar laws. That is true but this is not a similar comparison when you are talking about a democratic society where there are checks and balances like judicial independence. The CCP has a track record to remove and silence its oppositions.[1] The proposed law will give the government even more power since it carries severe penalties and were used in the mainland to jail dissidents.[2] > So is this actually an argument about the influence / authority of China and the extent of their power, or about the specific laws being passed? Prior to this, HK carried over the British colony tradition of independence of judiciary, albeit slowing eroding since 1997. But if the bill is passed, it will be the first time that the Chinese government bypass the HK government to directly legislate. Hence the reaction from HK + the world [1] https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3035285/democracy-activist-joshua-wong-banned-running-hong-kong https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3035285... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Xiaobo#Arrest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Xiaobo#Arrest