Real reason for ‘grave concern’ over HK security law

After the 1989 “6/4 incident” in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square ended “pro-democracy” protests, the Chinese government required foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to report their missions, sources of funds and other information to the appropriate authorities. Unsurprisingly, Western governments complained and warned the world that China was returning to “Mao-era suppression.”