The new red emperor has repaired the affront.
A century after the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping can be proud of having washed away a
“humiliation
” from the past in Hong Kong.
During his reign, the Party's iron fist extended to the former British colony, ceded by the Qing Dynasty to the UK as part of the unequal treaties imposed on the Middle Kingdom by the Western Powers at the end. of the First Opium War.
The “one country two systems” principle, accepted by a newly emerging China during the 1997 handover, was buried a year ago with the passage of the National Security Law.
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"
The end of Hong Kong as the world knew it before,
" predicted Joshua Wong when the law was enacted.
A year later, the fears of the young pro-democracy activist materialized.
He is in prison.
According to the Hong Kong authorities, 114 people - pro-democracy activists, journalists and opponents - have been arrested like him,
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