Hong Kong at 25: One City, Two Views
Xi extols “one country, two systems” as former Gov Patten decries loss of freedoms
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Hong Kong on June 30 and July 1 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the end of 156 years of British rule by refusing to stay overnight, an indication, according to informed sources, of Xi’s fears for his safety.
The same fears were part of the reason that he has not left mainland China for nearly two and a half yea…
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