China’s Crackdown on a Free Hong Kong
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China’s Crackdown on a Free Hong Kong

Explainer Video by Jeremy Sherlick, Producer and Lindsay Maizland, Author

June 23, 2022 11:11 am (EST)

China’s Crackdown on a Free Hong Kong
Explainer Video

After the British government handed Hong Kong over to China in 1997, Beijing promised to let the city keep its capitalist economy and some of its democratic freedoms under the “one country, two systems” approach. However, Hong Kong’s future looks grim as Beijing increasingly cracks down on protests, free press, and dissent.

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