2019Hong Kong Protests Erupt Over Extradition Bill

Protests begin in Hong Kong over an extradition bill.
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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

🇭🇰 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

China's National People's Congress Imposes National Security Law on Hong Kong (2020)
AuthoritarianismCivil LibertiesHuman RightsHong KongNational SecurityLegislative ActionSovereigntyPolitical Repression
ChinaChinaHong KongHong Kong

📢 COVID-19 Lockdown Protests Erupt in China

COVID-19 Lockdown Protests Erupt in China (2022)
ProtestsCOVID-19Civil UnrestHuman RightsPolitical DissentAuthoritarianismSocial Movements
ChinaChina