Hong Kong: How did it get to this point and what is its past?
Telegraph, 23 Jul 2020
In June 2020, China imposed a sweeping new national security law designed to crack down on dissent and free speech in Hong Kong.
Pro-democracy leaders have fled to exile, the UK has offered British citizenship to people living in Hong Kong and tensions have escalated significantly between China and the UK and US.
To understand what’s happening in Hong Kong and why, we need to look at the context, which goes back decades. All the way back to the 19th century.
Watch the video to find out about Hong Kong’s history and how it’s influenced events today.
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Pro-democracy leaders have fled to exile, the UK has offered British citizenship to people living in Hong Kong and tensions have escalated significantly between China and the UK and US.
To understand what’s happening in Hong Kong and why, we need to look at the context, which goes back decades. All the way back to the 19th century.
Watch the video to find out about Hong Kong’s history and how it’s influenced events today.
Read more about Hong Kong here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/01/new-security-law-hong-kong/?WT.mc_id=tmg_youtube_offsite_televideo-youtubevideo_July23HongKongcreative&utm_source=tmgoff&utm_medium=tmg_youtube&utm_content=offsite_televideo&utm_campaign=tmg_youtube_offsite_televideo-youtubevideo_July23HongKongcreative
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