Hong Kong Legislative Council

The most significant government reforms since the city’s handover in 1997 consolidate Beijing's control over Hong Kong's government.

Under the newly revamped electoral system, only 20 of the Legislative Council’s 90 seats will be directly elected.

Parsing the motivations, and implications, of Beijing's plan to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral and legislative structures.

The changes, billed as necessary “improvements,” will make it effectively impossible for pro-democrats to win office.

Early statements, both official and on Twitter, reveal how the violence in Washington D.C. will benefit China.

By forcing out pro-democracy legislators, authorities have snuffed out one of the last official channels for voicing dissent and holding the government accountable.

Following a decision by Beijing that ousted 4 lawmakers, the entire pro-democrat caucus quit en masse, leaving LegCo with virtually no opposition presence.

Banned candidates. Arrested lawmakers. Cancelled elections. What remains of democracy in Hong Kong?

Stacking the deck against pro-democrats apparently wasn’t enough for the Hong Kong government.

Parsing the legislative, judicial, and law enforcement implications of the NPC’s “bombshell” decision.

The CCP is taking advantage of the the coronavirus crisis to execute its vision of completely stripping Hong Kong of its remaining freedoms.