Hong Kong’s new national security law, which has drawn international criticism that it could weaken freedoms, will have “far-reaching consequences” for American citizens and businesses, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Friday, Reuters reported.

“We share the concern expressed by other countries that Hong Kong authorities may seek to apply the new legislation extraterritorially in their ongoing campaign of transnational repression, and we condemn attempts to intimidate, harass, and limit the freedom of expression of American citizens and residents,” he said. he said.

Pro-Beijing lawmakers in Hong Kong rushed legislation to close what authorities called loopholes in national security.