Five years after killing Hong Kong’s democracy, China continues crackdown on leftover freedoms

Five years after killing Hong Kong’s democracy, China continues crackdown on leftover freedoms

Even as China had killed whatever limited democracy existed in the once-semiautonomous Hong Kong in 2020, it continues the crackdown on leftover freedoms and democratic aspirations five years later.

Riot police officers stand during an anti-government demonstration on New Year’s Day to call for better governance and democratic reforms in Hong Kong, China, January 1, 2020. (Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar)