China's war on your speech

1 big thing

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🗓️ 7 July 2020

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Beijing's new national security law doesn't just apply to Hong Kong residents. China's Article 38 makes it illegal for anyone in the world to promote democratic reform for Hong Kong -- including you. Plus, how Wall Street is now betting on a Biden presidency. And, new Immigration and Customs Enforcement rules won't let international students attend online-only classes as some schools start making plans for the fall. Guests: Axios' Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Dion Rabouin, and Mike Allen Credits: “Axios Today” is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. We can be contacted by email at podcasts@axios.com. Go deeper: Foreign students could be forced to leave U.S. if colleges move online China declares war on global activism Wall Street is no longer betting on Trump Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning. It's Tuesday, July 7th. Welcome to Axios today. I'm Niala Boodoo and here's how we're making you smarter today.
0:10.0	Our government is telling foreign students that if their colleges go to online-only classes in the fall,
0:16.0	they will be forced to leave the country.
0:18.0	Plus, Wall Street is shifting its bet from President Trump to Joe Biden.
0:22.0	But first, China's war on activist... its bet from President Trump to Joe Biden.
0:22.8	But first, China's war on activism is today's one big thing.
0:29.3	Overnight people in Hong Kong have gone from being able to protest and
0:36.3	speak freely to living in fear those actions could lead to life in prison and
0:41.2	now Beijing is saying it's new security law for Hong Kong applies to
0:46.4	anyone in the world, including you and me.
0:50.2	I may have to risk that I will not be able to go back for years and leave behind my family and my cats and all the connections that I've built for the past two decades.
1:03.0	That's Nathan Law, a pro-democracy lawmaker who just spoke with Bethany Allen Abrahamian.
1:08.0	She covers China for Axios.
1:10.0	He told me that many of the statutes in the new national security law could apply to him
1:17.8	and he could very easily face years if not life in prison for his previous activism.
1:25.0	He is not currently disclosing his location
1:29.0	because he knows that Hong Kong authorities are not satisfied with him simply leaving Hong Kong.
1:35.6	In fact, there is a provision in the new law, Article 38, that explicitly says that any kind of
1:41.8	organizing or protesting in
1:43.9	supportive democracy in Hong Kong is illegal
1:46.9	no matter who you are, no matter where you are,
1:50.1	regardless of whether or not
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