The Impact of HK's NSL on Canada-China Relations

By Jerome A. Cohen

Yesterday the Canadian Parliament’s Special Committee on Canada-China relations held a three-hour session regarding the new Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL). I joined several others, including Michael Davis, Samuel Chu and Annie Boyajian, to discuss the impact that the NSL will have on foreign citizens in the China mainland, Hong Kong, and Canada. I urged the Canadian government to do more to protect Chinese-Canadians in light of the increased risk of arbitrary detention and other acts of harassment and intimidation. There was also brief reference to extradition problems. You can watch the recording here and read the news report here.