Chow Hang-tung (shown here in September 2021), vice chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, was among the four leaders of the Hong Kong activist group arrested after defying a police request to cooperate in a national security investigation, the group said on Wednesday. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) emblem on a page of the HKSAR passport arranged in Hong Kong, China, earlier this year. The Biden administration says it will allow Hong Kong residents to remain and work in the U.S. for at least 18 months without fear of deportation. Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Hong Kong police show their new goose step marching style on National Security Education Day at a police school in Hong Kong on April 15. Vincent Yu/AP hide caption
John Clancey, a U.S. attorney who is known for taking on human rights cases, is led away Wednesday by police after his arrest in Hong Kong under a new Beijing-imposed national security law. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Protesters with protective gear face riot police on a Hong Kong street during the anti-extradition bill protests in August. Beijing is moving to pass a law that could outlaw such protests. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption