The gathering serves as an important showcase of power and policy shifts within China’s opaque one-party system, though the thousands of delegates have little say over the laws they pass and discussions are largely political theatre. The national security law, which has been used to muzzle Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, was announced at last year’s NPC.
onsdag 3. mars 2021
'Two sessions': China expected to unveil new controls on Hong Kong
China is expected to unveil new political controls on Hong Kong at this week’s meeting of its rubber-stamp parliament, which is also likely to showcase President Xi Jinping’s further consolidation of power. Beijing plans to ensure only “patriots” – Communist party loyalists – can run Hong Kong, according to a speech by a top Chinese official ahead of the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC).
The gathering serves as an important showcase of power and policy shifts within China’s opaque one-party system, though the thousands of delegates have little say over the laws they pass and discussions are largely political theatre. The national security law, which has been used to muzzle Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, was announced at last year’s NPC.
The gathering serves as an important showcase of power and policy shifts within China’s opaque one-party system, though the thousands of delegates have little say over the laws they pass and discussions are largely political theatre. The national security law, which has been used to muzzle Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, was announced at last year’s NPC.
