China protests U.S. alert over Hong Kong security rules change
China has condemned the US for its warning on Hong Kong's new national security rules, which have been amended to make refusing password access a crime. The US has expressed concerns over the rule's impact on freedom of speech. The move has sparked tensions between the two nations.
Hong Kong this month amended its enforcement rules for the national security regime, making it an offence in national security cases to refuse to provide passwords or other decryption assistance to access an electronic device