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Chinese leader Xi Jinping gives a speech on the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China on July 1, 2022. Selim Chtayti/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s speech in Hong Kong on the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain to China on July 1 has received criticism from scholars, who say Xi has distorted the facts.
Xi gave a speech after he officiated the swearing-in ceremony of Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee on Friday.