Hong Kong's Carrie Lam Shores Up Beijing's Backing During 'Exceptional Times'
During months of protests, the territory's chief executive has suffered setbacks in the streets and at the ballot box. But she still enjoys support from China, where she's paying a visit Monday.
After months spent buffeted by anger and unrest at home, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has found some solace a little farther afield.
During Lam's third annual duty visit to Beijing on Monday, the embattled leader got public professions of support from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, with whom she also discussed the Hong Kong protests behind closed doors.
"The situation in Hong Kong in 2019 was the most complex and difficult since its return to the motherland," Xi told Lam in front of a scrum of local media, according to a , shortly before
