Authorities in Hong Kong used water cannons and pepper spray today to try to beat back protesters who were demonstrating in defiance of a new national security law. It gives Beijing far-reaching powers. Pro-democracy activist Isaac Cheng tells The World’s Marco Werman why he took to the streets.
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