Chinese dissidents pursued overseas

Hong Kong has arrested former protest leaders. One was arrested at the airport, leading me to wonder if he was trying to flee to a safe haven.

The Hong Kong "national security" law applies to "crimes" "committed" before that law was passed. In US legal terms, it is an "ex-post-facto" law. The US Constitution bans ex-post-facto criminalization. Many other countries do likewise -- because it is evident that such a law amounts to, "If we don't like you, we will put you in prison."

That's Hong Kong for you — and that's China for you.

I wonder if there is a way to arrange for Hong Kongers to flee without permission, as people fled from East Berlin.