It has been coming for years, but the lights of democracy were finally extinguished in Hong Kong two weeks ago. Not only democracy, but its foundations; especially the rule of law. The dimming of the lights came with the jailing of 47 pro-democracy advocates by the new Chinese authorities.
They were charged in 2021 under the controversial National security law which had been imposed on Hong Kong by the Chinese Communist party.
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