As China tightens its hold on Hong Kong, battles flare over identity and the special status of the former British colony.
Frances Hui poses for a photo at Emerson College’s library in Boston. The student penned a column title “I am from Hong Kong, not China,” which generated backlash from Chinese students. By Shibani Mahtani Shibani Mahtani Reporter covering Southeast Asia Email Bio Follow May 25 at 6:00 AM HONG KONG — Sitting on a bus in Boston, thousands of miles from her home in Hong Kong, college student Frances Hui crossed paths with an inquisitive fellow passenger.
The squabble was far from Hong Kong, but one that reflects wider questions playing out in the ex-colony over identity amid the rapid erosion of the territory’s autonomy and promised “one country, two systems” relationship. The Hong Kong government also is pushing through a bill that would make insulting the Chinese national anthem a criminal offense. All over Hong Kong, advertisements and posters market the “Greater Bay Area,” a Beijing-driven plan that will draw the city closer to the mainland.
Earlier this month in Washington, a congressional hearing was held on the future of Hong Kong’s independence and how the U.S. government should respond. Live-streamed on YouTube, commenters flooded a chat box while the live video was streaming with comments such as “Hong Kong is not China” and “free Hong Kong.”
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