Hong Kong handover
Twenty years after Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997, the future of this Special Administrative Region remains uncertain. The “one country, two systems” framework—guaranteeing Hong Kong’s economic and political systems remain unchanged for 50 years—now appears under threat with ever more brazen examples of Chinese interference.
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- SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPThe campaign for Hong Kong’s freedoms has a new base: BritainQuartz • August 16, 2020
- WEIGHING INBeijing’s press conference on Hong Kong was thankfully very boringQuartz • July 29, 2019
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- RED LINEXi Jinping invokes Opium Wars at the inauguration of Hong Kong’s new leaderQuartz • July 1, 2017
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- HAPPY PRIDE, COMRADE!Why the rainbow flag emoji flooded the Facebook livestream of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s remarks in Hong KongQuartz • June 30, 2017
- HOMETOWN“If you are born and raised in Hong Kong, you care about Hong Kong’s future more than anything”Quartz • June 30, 2017
- LOOKING BACKThe faces of Hong Kong: A timeline of the 20 years since the handoverQuartz • June 30, 2017
- REVISING THE PASTChina would prefer Hong Kong forget about another historic anniversary that falls this yearQuartz • June 29, 2017