1997 ⟶ Hong Kong Handover: United Kingdom Transfers Sovereignty to China

July 1: Handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to Chi...
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🤝 Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Future of Hong Kong

December 19: Sino-British Joint Declaration agrees to hand Hong Kong back to China by 1997.⟶
Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Future of Hong Kong (1984)
Hong KongSovereigntyPolitical TransitionDiplomacyPost-ColonialismInternational Relations
ChinaChinaUnited KingdomUnited KingdomHong KongHong Kong

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Handover: United Kingdom Transfers Sovereignty to China

July 1: Handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China.⟶
Hong Kong Handover: United Kingdom Transfers Sovereignty to China (1997)
DecolonizationSovereigntyPolitical TransitionBritish EmpireInternational Relations
ChinaChinaUnited KingdomUnited KingdomHong KongHong Kong

🤝 Macau Handover: Transfer of Sovereignty to China

December 20: Handover of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China after 442 years of Portuguese rule in the settlement.⟶
Macau Handover: Transfer of Sovereignty to China (1999)
DecolonizationSovereigntyPost-Colonialism
ChinaChinaPortugalPortugal

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Protests Erupt Over Extradition Bill

Protests begin in Hong Kong over an extradition bill.⟶
Hong Kong Protests Erupt Over Extradition Bill (2019)
ProtestsDemocracyCivil LibertiesPolitical ReformHong KongHuman RightsAutonomy
Hong KongHong KongChinaChina

📜 China's National People's Congress Imposes National Security Law on Hong Kong

June 30: China's National People's Congress grants itself sweeping powers to curtail civil liberties in Hong Kong.⟶
China's National People's Congress Imposes National Security Law on Hong Kong (2020)
AuthoritarianismCivil LibertiesHuman RightsHong KongNational SecurityLegislative ActionSovereigntyPolitical Repression
ChinaChinaHong KongHong Kong