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ChinaFile Presents: The Future of Democracy in Hong Kong
ChinaFile and Overseas Press Club present a talk with Martin Lee, Anson Chan, and Isabel Hilton on the future prospects of democracy in Hong Kong
When Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, China's leaders vowed the former colony would be governed according to Deng Xiaoping's "one country, two systems" formula, territorially reunited with the mainland, but independent in its laws and political institutions, and free to choose its own leaders by popular election by 2017. How has that promise fared in the intervening seventeen years? What challenges face the vibrant entrepôt? How are trade, domestic politics, and public opinion shaping Hong Kong's future? And what do recent developments mean for the future of Hong Kong's democrats?
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Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
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David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?