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China appoints hardliner Zheng Yanxiong as head of new Hong Kong national security agency

China appointed a hardliner known for stamping out protests on the mainland as the head of Hong Kong’s new security agency on Friday, state media said, days after imposing a sweeping law on the territory that criminalises dissent. Zheng Yanxiong will take the helm of the controversial national security agency set up under the legislation […]