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Checking their privilege: Beijing’s threat to Hong Kong
Checking their privilege: Beijing’s threat to Hong Kong
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21 minutes
Released:
May 28, 2020
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China’s parliament voted today to draft legislation that would utterly undermine the territory’s independence. What now for protesters, for Western powers, for the region’s foreign firms? The pandemic has quashed some crimes but has also created new nefarious opportunities. And it may be closing time for the golden age of the booze business.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer
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Released:
May 28, 2020
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