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China’s Civilizational Challenge
December 22, 2019 10:57 am
KUALA LUMPUR – China’s “one country, two systems” formula in Hong Kong is failing miserably. After more than six months of large-scale pro-democracy protests—including violent clashes with police—the city’s voters dealt a powerful blow in November to pro-mainland parties, which lost 87 percent of seats to pro-democracy rivals in district council elections.
More than a million turn out in Hong Kong test of support for China-backed leader
November 24, 2019 11:28 am
HONG KONG, Nov 24: More than a million voters thronged polling stations across Hong Kong on Sunday in district elections viewed as a key barometer of support for city leader Carrie Lam, besieged by nearly six months of often violent pro-democracy protests.
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