[New Chinese law pushes HK closer to “one country, one system”]

Even before China passed the controversial national security law on Thursday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was warning that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous. Here in Taiwan, President Tsai said the country would help Hong Kongers wanting to come to live and work. 

In today’s Taiwan Insider, we explain how Hong Kong got its special status, and we hear from China expert Alexander Huang about the territory’s future.

Plus:

- #VivaTaiwan and #VivaBrazil are trending, find out why in Hashtag Taiwan

- Insider Experiment: Find out what happened to that dirty bread!

- News Quiz: What popular item has gotten a boost from the pandemic?

LINKS:

One Country, Two Systems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_country,_two_systems

How ending Hong Kong's 'special status' could affect US companies (Reuters): 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-trade-explainer/explainer-how-ending-hong-kongs-special-status-could-affect-us-companies-idUSKBN22Y22Z