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Beijing, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) The National Peoples Congress of China (Parliament) today decided to reform the electoral system in Hong Kong with the aim of strengthening stability there and the implementation of the principle of One country, two systems.

Critics say the electoral reforms will effectively wipe out any remaining opposition when enacted.

China’s parliament has voted in favor of “improving the electoral system” in Hong Kong, introducing a requirement that will only allow ‘patriots’ to govern Hong Kong if they pledge loyalty to the country’s Communist Party.

This is why Hong Kong people support improving electoral system 1 Running a small cafe alone in Hong Kong, single mother Kate Lee found the thing that depressed her most was not the COVID-19 outbreak but the endless political upheavals. After speaking out against the violence in a pro-police rally in 2019, Lee became a target of vicious online attacks and hateful telephone calls. Frequent bogus complaints made about her cafe also dealt a heavy blow to her business. As social unr...

Silence for Hong Kong Commentary On Jan. 7 in the early morning, Hong Kong National Security Department dispatched more than 1,000 police to raid multiple homes and offices, and arrested 53 Hong Kong pan-democratic political activists. In March, the Hong Kong Department of Justice prosecuted 47 of them, accusing them of subverting state power, a charge based on the latest Hong Kong National Security Law. Among those indicted are Martin Lee Chu-ming, Hong Kong’s retired senior counsel, the fou...

The Communist Party put forward plans which would reduce democratic representation in Hong Kong elections, following pro-democracy demonstrations in the region.

2021-03-09 03:05:26 GMT2021-03-09 11:05:26(Beijing Time) Xinhua English BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinas "two sessions," the annual sessions of the top legislature and top political advisory body, are a key event on the countrys political calendar. As major issues are being discussed, the event offers outsiders a good chance to see democracy and rule of law at work in the countrys political system. "One of the great misunderstandings is that China is not a democracy," said Mario Cavol...

-- "One of the great misunderstandings is that China is not a democracy," said Mario Cavolo, an Italian-American writer and commentator.     -- "The whole-process democracy is a hallmark of socialist democracy that distinguishes it from various capitalist democratic systems," senior lawmaker Wang Chen said.   -- China aims to develop a system of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, and this system will take shape over the next five years.   Chinas "two sessions," the annual s...

China's National People's Congress is expected to pass new election laws in Hong Kong that pro-democracy activists say will give more power to Communist Party loyalists and cement one-party autocracy.

China's National People's Congress is expected to pass new election laws in Hong Kong that pro-democracy activists say will give more power to Communist Party loyalists and cement one-party autocracy.