taipei
On this Friday, July 1, red flags representing the People's Republic of China will fly on every street corner in the former British colony.
For Beijing, nothing must disturb the ceremony which will mark the 25th anniversary of the handover of the city, the end of the stormy mandate of the unloved Carrie Lam, and the installation of the former chief of the local police, John Lee , at the head of the local government of Hong Kong.
Read also
Repression, censorship: the disappointing record of Carrie Lam in Hong Kong
Chinese President Xi Jinping did not want to leave it up to any subordinate to give instructions to the 6th city government.
He arrived yesterday, Thursday, by a high-speed train, for his first visit since the crushing of the democratic movement in the business center.
Accompanied by his wife, Peng Liyuan, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, he was greeted at the station by schoolchildren waving flags and bouquets of flowers, as well as dancers dressed in lion costumes and the media. accredited…
This article is for subscribers only.
You have 85% left to discover.
Freedom has no borders, like your curiosity.
Keep reading your article for €0.99 for the first month
I ENJOY IT
Already subscribed?
Login