Hong Kong Says No to Beijing
Hong Kong has delivered its own version of populist politics, sending to the Legislative Council six young advocates of autonomy, if not downright independence. In the process voters rejected several established politicians from both the pro-democracy and pro-government camps.
The result cannot have improved the humor of President Xi Jinping, then presid…
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