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Jan 2024
23m 33s

Regina Ip: What is Hong Kong's future?

Bbc World Service
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Stephen Sackur speaks to Regina Ip, an influential pro-Beijing lawmaker in Hong Kong. For years China has been tightening its grip on the territory it took back from Britain. Pro-democracy activism, political opposition and press freedom have all been curtailed. So what is Hong Kong’s future?

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