Over time, the pressure of strong sentiment in Hong Kong and around the world is more likely to shift the totalitarian regime in Beijing than fighting the police and causing property damage are | Chris Patten bit.ly/2Mxc36S
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- By imposing draconian new security laws on #HongKong, Chinese President #XiJinping has in effect annulled the “one country, two systems” agreement that has served #China and the city for over two decades, says Chris Patten. #OneCountryTwoSystems bit.ly/2B0bcsH
- A pandemic that originated in China will likely end up weakening the country’s global position and hamstringing its future growth, writes @Chellaney. bit.ly/2A0iMTA
- The #COVID19 crisis has triggered a new debate within Europe about the need for a managed disengagement from China, writes @markhleonard. bit.ly/2XKaqI4
- It’s not an exaggeration to say that 2020 and the next few years will determine the fate not only of the United States and China, but also of the world, writes @georgesoros #Davos @wef #wef20 | #PSonPoint is a premium article
- Why #HongKong's struggle with China's government matters for liberal democracies elsewhere. | Chris Patten bit.ly/2z3LG5n
- .@RahulGandhi's expulsion from parliament has opened a new and sorry chapter in India’s political history, writes @ShashiTharoor – and has cast serious doubt on the survival of its democracy. bit.ly/3mfwn21
- .@georgesoros sees hope in popular rebellions like Hong Kong's, and in education that reinforces individual autonomy #Davos @wef #wef20 | #PSonPoint is a premium article
- The @UN must not stand by idly while #China breaches an international treaty and destroys what is left of #HongKong's freedoms and autonomy, writes @YangheeLeeSKKU, a former UN special rapporteur. bit.ly/37xzF4G
- Chris Patten: We must not allow China the opportunity to divide and rule. The world’s democracies must unite and openly show Xi’s regime exactly what we stand for. bit.ly/38cXHCr
- Slavoj Žižek laments that some of today's Western leftists are like the "anti-imperialist" pacifists who claimed, in 1940, that the Nazi blitz across Europe should not be resisted.
- Over the weekend, #China revealed new details of its national security law for #HongKong, which allows the #CPC to significantly tighten its control over the city. In May, Minxin Pei wrote about the “calamitous consequences” of the law. bit.ly/2BzoMTZ
- When China’s leaders finally declare victory against the outbreak of the new coronavirus, they will undoubtedly credit the Communist Party's leadership. But the truth is just the opposite: the party is again responsible for this calamity | Minxin Pei bit.ly/2Rx8mkE
