Re:Hundreds of thousands take to Hong Kong streets against c...
by JumpCrisscross on Sunday June 09, 2019 @01:10PM
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> Will this break any of the terms with the British Hong Kong handover?
China stopped honouring its agreement shortly after Xi Jinping ensconced himself as leader for life. That resulted in the umbrella protests against Beijing interfering with who could run for office [1]. There were also the abductions of Hong Kongers selling books publicising corruption and scandal among the CPC’s elite [2].
China stopped honouring its agreement shortly after Xi Jinping ensconced himself as leader for life. That resulted in the umbrella protests against Beijing interfering with who could run for office [1]. There were also the abductions of Hong Kongers selling books publicising corruption and scandal among the CPC’s elite [2].
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/24/hong-kong-sele...
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/08/hong-kong-book...