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China releases white paper on safeguarding national security in Hong Kong

By Thomson Reuters Feb 9, 2026 | 7:38 PM

HONG KONG, Feb 10 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday ‍released a white paper on Hong Kong’s practice of safeguarding national security ‌to ensure ‌stability in the financial hub in a volatile world, according to ​the official Xinhua news agency.

This ‍white ​paper was released ​by China’s State ‍Council a day after a Hong Kong court sentenced leading China ‍critic and former media mogul Jimmy Lai ‍to ‍20 years ​imprisonment in a ​landmark ⁠foreign collusion ‌case under the city’s national security law.

(Reporting by James Pomfret; Editing by Jamie ⁠Freed)