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EXPLAINER: How a primary got Hong Kong activists in trouble

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HONG KONG – Hong Kong democracy supporters are being locked up in jail, charged with being a threat to national security.

Their arrests come under a new security law imposed on the semi-autonomous Chinese territory by Beijing that has largely silenced dissent in Hong Kong.

China says the city needs stability after months of anti-government protests in 2019. Those now facing charges held a primary election for legislators picked through one of the last vestiges of direct democracy in Hong Kong.

Some key questions about the arrests: HOW CAN A PRIMARY ELECTION THREATEN NATIONAL SECURITY? Authorities say the primary was part of a plan to paralyze the government and undermine state power.

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