After the unrest in 20 19, china imposed a national se urity law in hong kong. This has resulted in sweeping change to the way the territory is run. Chinais calling this an example of how well democracy works in hongkong. But i think there is much scepticism among chinese officials about whether these kind of civil servants really are the best people to run the territory.
John Lee, the successor to Chief Executive Carrie Lam, won by a predictable landslide: he is just the sort of law-and-order type party leaders in Beijing wanted. As the rich world emerges from the pandemic, surges in activity abound—particularly the opening of new businesses. And ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals, we hear about this year’s entrants from Ukraine.
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