Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday called for the international community's respect for China's right to safeguard its national security, criticizing countries who object to the legislation as having a "double standard."Speaking in a video clip at the U.N. Human Rights Council meeting, the Hong Kong chief executive said the national security legislation is "urgently needed" as social unrest in the territory since last June has been threatening China's sovereignty."No central government could turn a blind eye to such threats to sovereignty and national security as well as risks of subver…READ FULL ARTICLE
