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
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