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Beijing’s Heavy Hand in Hong Kong Has Added to China’s Economic Woes

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Beijing’s Heavy Hand in Hong Kong Has Added to China’s Economic Woes
A view of the city's skyline as a storm approaches in Hong Kong on April 2, 2014. Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
Milton Ezrati
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When Beijing’s move on Hong Kong started, the result was entirely predictable and, in fact, was widely predicted, including several times in this column.

Milton Ezrati
Milton Ezrati
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Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is "Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live."
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