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Hong Kong's foreign relations and defense are the responsibility of China. Hong Kong was an independent customs territory and economic entity separate from the rest of China up until 2020, and was able to enter into international agreements on its own behalf in commercial and economic matters. Hong Kong, independently of China, formerly participated as a full member of numerous international economic organizations including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Hong Kong's foreign relations and defense are the responsibility of China. Hong Kong was an independent customs territory and economic entity separate from the rest of China up until 2020, and was able to enter into international agreements on its own behalf in commercial and economic matters. Hong Kong, independently of China, formerly participated as a full member of numerous international economic organizations including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
[[Image:Hongkong.jpg|center|thumb|950px|The Hong Kong skyline.]]
[[Image:Hongkong.jpg|center|thumb|950px|The Hong Kong skyline.]]
===National Security Service===
The National Security Service of the Hong Kong Police Force arrested five officers of the General Union of Speech Therapists on July 22, 2021. Those arrested included the chairman, deputy chairman, secretary, and treasurer on the pretext of breaching the National Security Law. The five are accused of conspiring to print seditious publications — children’s cartoon books. Approximately 550 related publications and a batch of leaflets were seized in the operation, and the union’s bank account frozen.
The National Security Service accused the books of vilifying the government and provoking hatred. Three cartoon books under suspicion were ''Guardians of the Sheep Village'', ''The Twelve Warriors of the Sheep Village'', and ''The Sheep Village Scavengers''. Sources say ''Guardians of the Sheep Village'' tells about two villages, one of whom lived with “good sheep” and the other with the “evil wolf.” One day, the wolves took advantage of the shepherd’s departure, pretended to be sheep, mixed into the sheep village, and promulgated the “Wolf and Sheep Rules.” It stipulates that the wolves could hunt the sheep at will, and the sheep rebelled. At the end of the book, it asks the reader: “If you are a sheep, would you continue to guard your home bravely?” The book also includes a timeline of the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (Anti-ELAB) movement, and indicates the corresponding page number for the story.
According to reports, ''Guardians of the Sheep Village'', published in June 2020, is based on the Anti-ELAB. The book mentions that the wolves hope to occupy whole villages and eat the sheep. ''The Twelve Warriors in Sheep Village'', published in September 2020, is based on 12 Hong Kong residents detained at the Yantian Police Station in Shenzhen, China. ''The Sheep Village Scavengers'', published in March 2021, describes the situation of healthcare workers who went on strike in February 2020.<ref>https://www.nspirement.com/2021/08/02/childrens-cartoon-books.html</ref>
==Economy==
==Economy==