Both countries were in the top ten in this year’s Global Business Complexity Index, while China entered the list of the 10 worst economies with which to trade.
A problem at the central provider of fibre cabling to all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) means homes and businesses across the country are without internet.
‘There’s no forever for any governance, and I believe that authoritarians will only lead to one end, which is the end of them,’ activist Frances Hui said.