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A poster attacking Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam – demonstrators are demanding her resignation
THOUSANDS of protesters rallied in Hong Kong today demanding the special administrative region drop a proposed law that would allow the extradition of suspects to the rest of China on a case-by-case basis.
The demonstrations are also calling for the resignation of the territory’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
Hong Kong authorities have paused implementation of the law because of the giant protests, which organisers say are opposed to any threat to the “one country, two systems” policy agreed when it was returned to China after 155 years of British rule. They say that the law would allow mainland authorities to target political opponents.
From anonymous surveys claiming Chinese students are spying on each other to a meltdown about the size of China’s London embassy, the evidence is everywhere that Britain is embracing full spectrum Sinophobia as the war clouds gather, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
