China’s Xi Arrives in Hong Kong for 25th Anniversary of Handover

China’s Xi Arrives in Hong Kong for 25th Anniversary of Handover
China's leader Xi Jinping gestures as he speaks upon his arrival via high-speed rail in Hong Kong on June 30, 2022. Selim Chtayti/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping left mainland China on June 30 for the first time in 29 months to travel to Hong Kong, amid criticism from world officials about the regime’s suppression of the former British colony.

Xi’s visit is to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to Chinese Communist Party rule.