China's Xi Jinping counters criticisms on 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return

China's leader Xi Jinping has marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return with a speech that emphasized Beijing's control over the former British colony under its vision of "one country, two systems." He countered criticism that the political and civic freedoms promised for the next quarter-century have been largely erased under Chinese rule.

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