Communist China Is Destroying Hong Kong’s Democracy
But the Chinese regime and Hong Kong's pro-Beijing camp will soon meet their demise
Erick Tsang (2nd from L) Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, helps officials in pouring out ballots from a box at a counting center
in Hong Kong on Sept. 19, 2021. Vincent Yu/AP Photo
Hong Kong staged a ridiculous Election Committee farce on Sept. 19. The hope for a direct election of the city’s chief executive is gone. Communist China’s rubber stamp legislature mechanism has been imported in Hong Kong as a “patriots-only” electoral system.
Zhong Yuan
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Zhong Yuan is a researcher focused on China’s political system, the country’s democratization process, human rights situation, and Chinese citizens’ livelihood. He began writing commentaries for the Chinese-language edition of The Epoch Times in 2020.