China has announced a bill that would allow them to directly respond to Hong Kong protesters, circumventing the territory's eroding semi-autonomy. From throughlineNPR: what Hong Kongers have been fighting for⤵️
from Britain to China was recognized with a ceremony. The event marked the end of 156 years of British colonial rule over the territory.
Flags mark the border between Chinese and British territory on the railway bridge in Kowloon, 1910.Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a meeting leading up to the Sino-British Joint Declaration at The Great Hall of the People in Beijing, September 26, 1984.
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