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Raja Mandala: Xi’s Hong Kong headache | The Indian Express

Raja Mandala: Xi’s Hong Kong headache | The Indian Express



Raja Mandala: Xi’s Hong Kong headache

The street protests threaten to dim Beijing’s aura of invincibility.

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The new legislation if passed will allow the transfer of fugitives to jurisdictions with which Hong Kong lacks extradition agreements which includes mainland China. (Reuters/File)


Can what happens in Hong Kong stay in Hong Kong? The consequences of the continuing protests in the city against a proposed law that lets authorities extradite citizens to mainland China may not remain confined to the island. The simmering discontent in Hong Kong threatens to become a prolonged political headache for President Xi Jinping.

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