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US Commission Doubts the Viability of the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Model in Hong Kong

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US Commission Doubts the Viability of the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Model in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong government says foreign legislatures should not interfere in Hong Kong’s affairs.

US Commission Doubts the Viability of the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Model in Hong Kong
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On October 5, the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), an independent agency with a mandate from Congress to monitor human rights in China, released its 2017 annual report and announced intention to nominate Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement for the Nobel Peace Prize. In particular, CECC doubted the viability of the “one country, two systems” model in Hong Kong. On October 6 the Hong Kong government demanded that the CECC not to interfere in Hong Kong’s affairs.

In the annual report, CECC said: “Twenty years after the handover, the long-term viability of the ‘one country, two systems’ model in Hong Kong is increasingly uncertain given central government interference.”

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