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China has barred two pro-independence politicians from taking seats in Hong Kong's legislature:
China's parliament passed a ruling on Monday that effectively bars two Hong Kong pro-independence politicians from taking office, Beijing's most direct intervention in the territory's legal and political system since 1997 handover. The National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing ruled that lawmakers must swear allegiance to Hong Kong as part of China and that candidates would be disqualified if they changed the wording of their oath of office or if they failed to take it in a sincere and solemn manner.
The prospect of the ruling had sparked protests in the former British colony on Sunday. Foreign diplomats were watching closely, stressing the importance of the rule of the law to the city's international reputation. While the controversial decision effectively bars the two pro-independence Hong Kong politicians from being sworn in, a court in the Chinese-ruled city must still rule on the case, taking Beijing's decision into consideration.
Also at NYT and Washington Post.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 07 2016, @04:38PM
china leaves the fuck tibet alone in the near futur right?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by takyon on Monday November 07 2016, @05:09PM
Why quit while you're ahead? China's onto bigger and better things than Tibet, like soft-conquering Africa.
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(Score: 3, Touché) by fadrian on Monday November 07 2016, @05:40PM
Bigger? Yes... Better? Certainly not right now...
That is all.
(Score: 2) by RamiK on Monday November 07 2016, @06:19PM
I'm sure China will reconsider their position regarding Tibet after Hawaii's secession and the reversal of the Mexican Repatriation.
compiling...
(Score: 1) by Atreidin on Monday November 07 2016, @08:08PM
Don't forget that they claim to own huge swaths of ocean, despite those claims contradicting international treaties that they signed.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 09 2016, @12:29PM
Are you an idiot?
When have they claimed to own the ocean. They claim to own all the islands in that ocean that they were given the right to claim at the end of WW2.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Monday November 07 2016, @10:02PM
I'm sure they'll have as much fun colonizing Africa as everyone else did.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday November 08 2016, @02:10AM
They'll come with yuan and leave with gold. It's the 21st century way.
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