Podcast #10: Special Roundtable on Hong Kong's National Security Law and the US Response

July 03, 2020 | BY

Vincent Chow

Hong Kong's status as a global business center looks more uncertain than ever as pressure grows both from Beijing and Washington D.C.

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                                                  Riot police march along a road during a protest against the national security law in the Causeway Bay district in Hong Kong, China, on Sunday, May 24, 2020. Photographer: Roy Liu/Bloomberg

A strict new national security law has arrived in Hong Kong, marking the most significant shakeup to the city's relationship with the mainland since the handover more than two decades ago. In this episode, three lawyers dissect the implications for businesses of the new law as well as the Trump administration's response in the form of sanctions and greater export control restrictions.