They are calling it Hong Kong’s “last battle” — a David-versus-Goliath struggle to prevent China from encroaching on the city’s freedoms and autonomy. But with China’s increasingly assertive approach to Hong Kong, the battle may already be lost.
a journalist that her favorite politician was Chinese President Xi Jinping — insists the bill will go ahead, despite a mass protest Sunday that organizers said drew more than a million people. Authorities estimated the number to be a quarter of that.
Critics say Xi’s term as president since 2012 has seen a steady whittling away of freedoms that Beijing promised before Hong Kong’s handover from British rule to China in 1997, as he has also tightened controls on activists and clamped down on dissent in mainland China. They charge this has eroded the credibility of China’s “one country, two systems” policy, which is supposed to allow Hong Kong its own autonomous administrative, legal and economic system.
"I understand what Hong Kong will become because I personally know what is happening in China. We don't have any way to change things, so we are just here to pray and hope," she said, beginning to cry."We hope the government can find some kindness deep down in their heart to change things.”journalists Tuesday that the bill struck a balance in terms of protecting human rights, addressing public concerns and ensuring Hong Kong did not become a haven for fugitives.
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