The Chinese parliament unsurprisingly approved on Thursday a reform of the electoral system in Hong Kong, which should give the government a right of veto over pro-democracy opposition candidates in the legislative elections.
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Ignoring warnings from Western capitals, the nearly 3,000 deputies of the National People's Assembly (PNA) almost unanimously approved a "
draft decision on improving the electoral system
" in the former British colony.