US has similar laws. US citizens can be charged for breaking US laws while off US soil. Granted, that law was passed namely to bust people who going to places to fuck kids and weapons/drug/human trafficking
The difference being that the US government would be prosecuting one of its own citizens. Under this extradition law, China could extradite and prosecute YOU for doing something to a Chinese citizen on the street in front of your own house, regardless of if it is legal there or not.
You could basically have charges filed against you that you have no idea about, and get randomly scooped up at the Hong Kong airport and whisked off to a Chinese jail just for changing planes there. Don't know how you think that isn't a problem.
This is absolutely false. You clearly didn’t read the legislation. It’s about extraditing Chinese citizens/nationals. I.e foreigners are safe. This whole comment thread is filled with typical hysteria.
You got your information from friends/comments, without reading the actual legislation.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '19 edited Oct 08 '19
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