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It's fair to say for 10 years after 1997, maybe a bit longer, things did not go too badly wrong, but they've gone downhill since, partly because Xi Jinping and his colleagues are terrified of what Hong Kong actually stands for.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Xi Jinping hates the things which Hong Kong has been promised under the 'one country, two systems' treaty lodged at the United Nations which he is wilfully breaking, what he hopes he can do is to bash Hong Kong into shape.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We have long since passed the stage where, without wanting another Cold War, we have to react to the fact Xi seems to want one himself, seems to want to be able to bully his way to whatever he thinks China wants.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
What does it mean? It means serious question marks not just about Hong Kong's future as a free society but also about Hong Kong's ability to continue as probably the premier international financial hub in Asia, a lot of people will try to leave Hong Kong.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I think there has been a significant change in China, in Beijing, since Xi Jinping became president or dictator for life, complete with a personality cult which is extraordinary, i think the sad point is that Xi Jinping and his court have regarded Hong Kong and Hong Kong's freedoms as an existential problem for them because Hong Kong represents so much of what they don't like.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We should stop being fooled that somehow at the end of the all the kowtowing there's this great pot of gold waiting for us. It's always been an illusion, we keep on kidding ourselves that unless we do everything that China wants we will somehow miss out on great trading opportunities. It's drivel.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
What we are seeing is a new Chinese dictatorship, the British government should make it clear that what we are seeing is a complete destruction of the Joint Declaration.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
This decision will send yet another signal to the world that the Chinese Communist Party is intent on throttling decency and freedom in Hong Kong.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
People have known exactly why there shouldn't be an extradition agreement with China for years, the argument that it's better to have an extradition treaty than to abduct people illegally from Hong Kong -- are people really supposed to believe that ?
Found on CNN 5 years ago
It doesn't have to happen. It shouldn't happen and Hong Kong should carry on as a free society under the rule of law without having to worry about this extradition.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
People have known exactly why there shouldn't be an extradition agreement with China for years, and many of the arguments put for the government's proposals don't actually pass the laugh-off-your-seat test.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
An idea of law where there aren't any independent courts. Where the courts and the security services and the party's rule which are, sometimes, pretty obscure, are rolled altogether.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It's a proposal, or a set of proposals, which strike a terrible blow ... against the rule of law, against Hong Kong's stability and security, against Hong Kong's position as a great international trading hub.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I hope that even at this late stage the government will back off, it doesn't have to happen. It shouldn't happen and Hong Kong should carry on as a free society under the rule of law without having to worry about this extradition.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Our cities are full of buildings that were built with the proceeds of activities, the slave trade and so on, which would nowadays be regarded as completely unacceptable.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
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