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Without academic freedom and rule of law it’s hard to see how China’s economy can continue to grow so fast.
Protesters in Hong Kong during demonstrations against China’s draft bill to impose national security laws on the semi-autonomous territory.
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The cherished legal rights that Beijing seeks to suppress in Hong Kong were established, in part, by Vietnamese asylum-seekers who fought for their freedom in court in the 1980s.
Hong Kong police detain people on May 27 protesting against a bill that would make it a crime to disrespect the Chinese national anthem.
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The decision of China’s ruling council to impose a national security law on Hong Kong goes against the territory’s own mini-constitution.
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Beijing’s plans for Hong Kong aren’t going down well with all its post-colonial subjects.
President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaigns have been controversial.
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Even though widespread corruption is a blight on Chinese society.