U.K. considering path to citizenship for 3 million Hong Kong residents as China cracks down.

Emily Lau warns that people from Hong Kong face a grim future as China dismantles its democracy.

"If China imposes [its] law, we will explore options to allow British Nationals Overseas to apply for leave to stay in the UK, including a path to citizenship," Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a statement.

He claims "China has total control over the World Health Organization."

The statement came as U.S. President Donald Trump is due to announce later on Friday his response to the Chinese parliament's advancement of national security legislation for Hong Kong.

The city’s pro-democracy opposition sees both the security legislation and the anthem law as assaults on that autonomy, and the U.S. has called on China to back off on the security law.

The move carries significant implications for trade and travel with Hong Kong.

If Canada truly supports democracy in Hong Kong, it must move far beyond pointless palaver about how China should 'talk more' with the people there, Matthew Fisher says.

China is using the pandemic as a distraction to demolish the final freedoms remaining in Hong Kong, former Canadian ambassador David Mulroney says.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for Beiing to reconsider taking over Hong Kong's national security legislation and warned of an unspecified U.S. response if it proceeds.