Security and a foreign law grad. Well be talking to him about his book. Rosenberg reporting in the u. S. And the day it opened january 11, 2002. Starting with miami and before that, reported from middle east and moved recently to the new york times. Shes one of many awards including Robert F Kennedy and part of the miami team that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001. Let me tell me you the format. They will talk and then i will come back on and i will pose questions to the audience. If you have questions, feel free to put them in the chat or if you prefer the q and a and i will get to as many as i can. Without further ado. Take away. Think it much, thank you much. Ill talk about the book quickly. The story thats told, america gets this sucker punch pearl harbor in 1941. The pearl harbor attack galvanize and demoralize americans, they were angry, probably scared. Four months later, the wealthy pilots of the center of the story, the raiders, they dropped bombs on the military target and most
Voices like you around . I think the one country 2 Systems Design all the original spirit of it, if any is now gone. And im free the Constitutional Order of what we supposed to have. Also example, the separation of powers that on call is also finish. Because with this law of could basically pick off any legislator that she doesnt like this week and next week and could be someone else. So i think the Constitutional Order that we are rich and we enjoyed and believe that we have is now gone. So what happens now Going Forward because in the wake of your expulsion, we know that 15 of your prodemocracy colleagues have now also resigned from the legislature. It is now the 1st time that no opposition m. P. Is in the Parliament Since hong kongs for turn to china, quite historic there. What can you really achieve now Going Forward if youre not in the legislature any more and have your colleagues just given up . No, i think you know 1st of all weve been receiving a lot of messages from the hong k
Controversial path to achieve its aim by passing a resolution in beijing, but not letting the matter to be resolved in hong kong. Because according to the existing laws, there have been the mechanics to unseat a lawmaker in this way that beijing is not taking that. Its more easier for them to do it in beijing. But this will trigger more like legal controversy on local level or International Level talk about what the now strategy and representation going forward. Because there is now only an extra parliamentary opposition. What does it mean for the opposition movements . Voice in the parliament and in the end, does the resignation on mass play into chinas hands. Well, knowledge that this is not actually not the 1st time for beijing and hong kong authorities to try to kick out prodemocracy and opposition lawmakers out of the parliament. But these time with only less than 20 opposition lawmakers remaining in the parliament, the opposition lawmakers. They found that they are just acting in
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Drug makers. Deliveries could begin as soon as the end of this year. American held welcome. Germany has criticized china for the dismissal of 4 prodemocracy opposition, politicians in hong kong legislature. Several of their fellow, mike is also resigned in solidarity after the Chinese Parliament passed a law allowing the islands chief executive to expel legislators without going through the courts. Beijing has defended the legislation as necessary to uphold the rule of law. Opponents say it spells the end of the territorys fight for democratic rights. That way if they were the last remaining prodemocracy lawmakers in hong kong, now they are resigning in solidarity with their colleagues who were deemed threats to National Security by beijing. It is yet another blow for their prodemocracy movement. Want to go that they got all the decision made by the National Peoples congress today. It is extremely ridiculous. It shows that the Central Government has completely given up the basic law an