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Beijing’s Suspension of Hong Kong’s Elections Only Prolongs the Inevitable—and Will Backfire

Beijing’s Suspension of Hong Kong’s Elections Only Prolongs the Inevitable—and Will Backfire
A member of security walks along a viewing platform on Victoria Peak in Hong Kong on July 28, 2020. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
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Pro-Beijing media outlets broke the news late on July 28 of another bombshell ruling on Hong Kong that was handed down from China’s central authorities in Beijing.

Jack Hazlewood
Jack Hazlewood
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Jack Hazlewood is a student and activist based in London, England. He previously worked for a localist political party in Hong Kong, and served as field producer for the conflict journalism outlet Popular Front’s documentary “Add Oil,” which followed frontline protestors in Hong Kong in the run up to China’s national day in 2019.
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