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from the ain't-gonna-have-none-of-that-anti-talk dept.
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: 2) by Phoenix666 on Monday November 07 2016, @10:06PM
I was on the mainland at the time. Seen from there it was entirely an exercise in repatriating a bit of the motherland from the legacy of foreign occupation and humiliation, and as such a giant advertisement for the Chinese Communist Party and why they are the rightful leaders of China.
That said, my impression was that Hong Kongers rushed to either emigrate to Canada or other places with liberal immigration policies, and that many of those later returned to live and work in Hong Kong with their shiny new Canadian passports. Those are the ones that could afford to do that, of course.
Washington DC delenda est.