In an apparent effort to cut back on Hong Kong’s ability to self-govern, China moved to limit Hong Kong’s democratic process in an almost unanimous vote on Thursday. The National People’s Congress voted to approve a policy that would broaden the power of an existing election committee in order to ensure that “patriots” are elected to govern Hong Kong.
Critics of the move see it as China’s most recent attempt to push back on any dissent in the region, particularly as protests sparked in 2019 and then Hong Kong authorities postponed elections last year, blaming the coronavirus pandemic.
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