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China’s top lawmaking body has formally unveiled plans to ensure only “patriots” can govern Hong Kong, as Beijing tightens its grip on the city with electoral changes including a vetting process for all parliamentary candidates. In an annual “work report” delivered on Friday to Beijing’s most important political meeting, Premier Li Keqiang swore to “resolutely guard against and deter” interference by external forces, amid growing international...

EU slams proposed Hong Kong electoral reforms The reforms would overhaul the local electoral system and hand Beijing more power over the territory. Officials say the measures would threaten Hong Kongs semi-autonomous status. People sit on the waterfront of Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong The European Union said on Friday that proposed reforms to Hong Kongs electoral system were negative, and break commitments made to protect the territorys semi-autonomous status by tightening Chinas grip on the ...

HONG KONG, March 5: Elections for Hong Kong's legislature will likely be deferred for a second year to September 2022 as Beijing plans a major overhau...

China will give itself power to veto any candidate for Hong Kong’s legislature, according to a draft proposal described on Friday by a top Chinese lawmaker that represents a significant blow to the c…

China's No. 2 leader set a healthy economic growth target Friday and vowed to make the nation self-reliant in technology amid tension with the U.S. and Europe over trade and human rights. Another official announced plans to tighten control over Hong Kong by reducing the public's role in government.

China unveils plans to overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system Vice Chairperson of the National People’s Congress Wang Chen said that a draft proposal was submitted to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee. A file photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping. | Nyein Chan Naing/AFP China on Friday moved to overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system, and set an economic target for this year as it began the annual session of the Parliament, reported Reuters. Chinese Premi...

　 来源：Xinhua 2021-03-05 16:40:39 Wang Chen, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress (NPC), speaks at the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 13th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2021. Wang read explanatory documents on the draft amendments to the organic law and procedural rules of the NPC and explained a draft decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Reg...

The European Union has warned China that it may take "additional steps" in response to Beijing's move to grant itself a veto over the selection of Hong Kong lawmakers.

BEIJING, Mar 5 — China will give itself power to veto any candidate for Hong Kong’s legislature, according to a draft proposal described today by a top Chinese lawmaker that represents a significant blow to the city’s already limited democracy. A Beijing-controlled election committee in the...

Pro-Beijing committee to elect some HK legislators VETTING: The proposed change could bar opposition figures from running in Hong Kong’s legislature, which a Chinese official said must be governed by ‘patriots’ Agencies, BEIJING A largely pro-Beijing committee that elects Hong Kong’s leader would also choose a large part of the legislature, a top Chinese official announced yesterday as part of a major revamp that would increase central governm...