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Hong Kong Extradition Bill: These are the means of withdrawing China over extradition law.

Hong Kong Extradition Bill

Hong Kong has won big wars in the fight against the extradition law of China. After a long-standing meeting with Chinese officials, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said that the government temporarily suspended the law. China also supported them. This is probably the first time China has to step down in the past few years. After China’s command in the hands of Xi Jinping in 2012, China seems to be stopping its move for the first time at the political level.

Fighting on many fronts

China has been battling on many fronts at this time. Business war with America, the country’s slowing economy and a rapidly growing inflation rate are presenting a big challenge to China.

International pressure

On 9th June, on the streets of Hong Kong against the law, people started out extremely peaceful and started performing. But on June 12, the demonstration became violent, when the security personnel responded using the tear gas and spray to throw stones at protesters. But Lam, who lean towards Beijing, called this action as necessary and responsible steps. Not only local businessmen, such as taking this kind of action, Beijing also got against LAM. China does not want paper spray on people performing it, Keep repeating the process of dropping gas from the tear gas. Because the 2014 umbrella movement took place in Hong Kong, the people of Hong Kong fought for their democratic rights. In this demonstration, for 79 days, the public has been stuck on the streets demanding to vote and choosing their leader. The protesting leaders were locked up in jail and the movement was crushed. China is still criticized in this international community for this.

Freedom of finishing

In 1997, when the British had handed Hong Kong to China, some conditions were kept regarding the independence of the city. Like Hong Kong will have its own separate elections, its currency, regulations related to migrants and its judicial system. But in the past 20 years, the Chinese-backed Assembly of Hong Kong has not only tried to eliminate its independence but has also enjoyed success to a great extent.

Luck is not democracy

Hong Kong has been given autonomy and has the right to make elections, but people do not have a complete democracy here. The citizens here can vote for 50 percent of the sitting members in the assembly. But the rest of the members decide the business sector of this region, who obviously have a special business relationship with Beijing. There are 1200 members in the election committee and mostly lean towards Beijing’s policies. In this case, Hong Kong’s chief executive becomes the same, which is supported by Beijing.