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Beijing Manipulates Hong Kong’s ‘Democracy’

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Beijing Manipulates Hong Kong’s ‘Democracy’
A police officer during a street protest in Hong Kong on Sept. 19, 2021. The protestors were demonstrating against an election committee that will vote for the city’s leader. Vincent Yu/AP Photo
Anders Corr
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News of a sham election in Hong Kong indicates the deterioration of democracy in the world’s fragrant harbor, and China’s dumping of pro-tycoon candidates that it no longer needs.
Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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