The End of One Country, Two Systems in Hong Kong
Police arrest some of the territory’s most respected leaders
Hiding behind the Coronavirus crisis, General-Secretary Xi Jinping has switched to more muscular intimidation of Hong Kong. On April 18, police arrested high-profile symbols of the territory’s dogged defiance: Martin Lee, QC, and co-founder of the Democratic Party; Margaret Ng, former legal sector lawmaker; labor leader and former legislator Lee Cheuk-y…
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