25 years of Hong Kong return… The collapsed one country, two systems, the faded democracy
Hong Kong textbook “Hong Kong was not a British colony”
Hong Kong Three Principles: One Country, Two Systems, High Autonomy, and Rule of People
China’s continued interference Promoting pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong
Neutralization of Hong Kong’s opposition through enactment of security law and reform of electoral system
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Tomorrow will be the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return from Britain.
China returned Hong Kong in 1997 and promised to maintain Hong Kong’s legacy for 50 years by 2047.
However, it is evaluated that Hong Kong’s democracy has faded amid the Chinese Communist Party’s offensive.
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“China has never given up its sovereignty over Hong Kong. Hong Kong was not a British colony.”
This is the content of the social studies textbook that Hong Kong high school students will learn in September.
They ignore even the objective fact that Hong Kong was a British colony.
[크리스 패튼/ 마지막 홍콩 총독 : 홍콩인들이 공산 중국을 탈출해 안전한 영국 식민지로 왔다는 사실, 이런 식민지 역사가 중국을 난처하게 하는 것입니다.]
‘One country, two systems’ and high degree of autonomy, Hong Kong ruled by Hong Kong people.
These are the three principles that China agreed to in December 1984 in exchange for the return of Hong Kong sovereignty from Britain.
However, China’s continued interference has sparked protests against the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement in 2014 and the extradition bill in 2019.
Xi Jinping, who suppressed pro-democracy protests with police force, countered this by enacting the Hong Kong Security Law in 2020 and reforming the electoral system last year to neutralize the Hong Kong opposition.
[아그네스 차우 / 홍콩 민주활동가 : 홍콩인에게 중요한 것은 (국가보안법에) 굴복하지 않고 민주주의와 자유라는 보편적 가치를 믿는 것입니다.]
After protests against extradition law in 2019, 540,000 Hong Kong residents have been issued ‘British Overseas Citizen’ passports.
It is analyzed that the democracy crisis and the spread of anti-China sentiment are leading to the escape of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong’s status as a financial hub is fading as the authorities strengthen quarantine measures against COVID-19.
25 years of return to Hong Kong.
In Hong Kong, which has been incorporated into a single local government, it is expected that China will become even faster, including the weakening of democracy.
This is YTN Im Soo-geun.
YTN Lim Su-geun (sglim@ytn.co.kr)
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