In early March, a 23-year-old Hong Kong student studying in Japan returned to Hong Kong to renew her identity card.
The National Security Bureau arrested her upon her arrival. The student was suspected of “inciting secession” due to online remarks about Hong Kong’s independence.
Tomoko Ako is an international social science professor at the University of Tokyo. He specializes in modern Chinese society and expressed his worries in a blog post on April 3.
The social science professor pointed out that the arrest proved that the Hong Kong National Security Law could apply to anyone outside of Hong Kong.
Professor Ako shared his unease about the arrest that the Hong Kong National Security Law might impact the rule of law and freedom of speech of world citizens from nations outside Hong Kong….