soft resistance

"Soft resistance", or "soft confrontation" is a phrase often used by the Hong Kong and Chinese governments in the years following the imposition of the National Security Law in 2020 to describe acts that could ostensibly endanger national security. Scholars, activists, and even pro-Beijing figures have criticised the concept for being vague and without a legal definition, with some observing that the phrase has been used as a justification to create a chilling effect on matters not previously co