UK 1984 Pledge to Back Hong Kong if China Breaks Joint Declaration Uncovered
The United Kingdom’s vows to call out China if it fails to stick to the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, recently declassified documents reveal.
Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (L) meeting the then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Beijing on Dec. 19, 1984. Pierre-Antoine Donnet/AFP/Getty Images
Larry Ong
Journalist
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Larry Ong
Journalist
Larry Ong is a New York-based journalist with Epoch Times. He writes about China and Hong Kong. He is also a graduate of the National University of Singapore, where he read history.
