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Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee: Is the concept of ‘one country, two systems’ dead?

Will the Biden Administration prompt Beijing to think twice about the crackdown on pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong?

It seems the Biden Administration is putting greater emphasis on human rights issues in its already fraught relationship with China. Will that prompt Beijing to think twice about the crackdown on pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong? Stephen Sackur interviews Regina Ip, Chair of the New People’s Party, member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council and one of Beijing’s most loyal backers in the territory. Is the concept of ‘one country, two systems’ dead?

(Photo: Regina Ip appears via video link on Hardtalk)

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