HK warns downloading game could be nat'l security crime

Hong Kong police have warned downloading a mobile game in which players can attempt to overthrow a stand-in for China’s Communist Party could constitute a national security crime, as it vanished from Apple’s local App Store Wednesday.

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Beijing is extremely sensitive to even subtle hints of dissent, and in 2020 imposed a national security law in Hong Kong that has effectively quashed any political opposition.

In “Reversed Front: Bonfire”, developed by a Taiwan-based company, users can “pledge allegiance” to entities including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet and “Uyghur” to “overthrow the communist regime”.