Since June, protesters have regularly taken to the streets of Hong-Kong by millions, first to oppose an extradition law which would have put the city under Beijing\u2019s judicial system, then to ask for more civil liberties. On the 4th of September, Carrie Lam, the governor yielded and accepted the complete withdrawal of the extradition law. However, these events are symbolic of a deeper crisis that threatens the principle \u201cone country, two systems\u201d which rules the relationship between Beijing and Hong-Kong since 1997 and, theoretically, until 2047. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What will happen now ? Will the protests completely fade away, or will they start again, in order to claim for more civil liberties ? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What does this episode tell us about the relationship between Hong-Kong and the \u00a8People\u2019s Republic of China, which will celebrate its 70th anniversary on the 1st of October ? Isn\u2019t the opposition of the population of Hong-Kong to the rules of Beijing symbolic of the failure of the People\u2019s Republic of China to assert its will, let alone attract ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, what is the role Western Countries and especially United Kingdom should and can play in this crisis : to adopt a passive stance and encouraging the protesters, of a more active one, denouncing the behaviour of Chinese authorities ? What is the British government\u2019s leeway towards China, in the middle of the Brexit crisis ? <\/p>\n\n\n\n