“Many people saw that as the last battle and the most important battle in the fight for civil rights in Hong Kong history.” Exiled activist nathanlawkc talks to annemcelvoy about the 2019 protests, on “The Economist Asks”
That pledge now lies in tatters. Host Anne McElvoy asks Chris Patten, the last colonial governor, why Hong Kong’s nascent democracy was thwarted. Sue-Lin Wong, The Economist’s China correspondent, tells Anne how China tightened its grip on Hong Kong.
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