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Hong Kong protests
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- China made it clear that it fully backed the local authorities in confronting violent protests and defending the “rule of law”.
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- Governance by law:(1) Following the weeks of protests marked with sporadic violence, China asserted that there could not be any compromise with the enforcement of rule of law.(2) It stressed that governance by law was the foundation of Hong Kong’s sound business environment, and an important cornerstone for the region to maintain its prosperity and stability.
- Agitation against extradition bill:(1) China proposed extradition bill which is now suspended after the protests by people.(2) Extradition bill would have cleared transfer of criminal suspects in Hong Kong to courts in China.
- Firm support: The Chinese official also made it explicit that there were no differences between central and local atrocities in Hong Kong which protesters and their backers could exploit.
- One country-two system formula: Beijing also hammered home the red-lines, defined by the one country-two system formula, which allows Hong Kong substantial autonomy, in defining and executing judicial, administrative and financial rules, while remaining a part of China.
Source
The Hindu