Article 20Q4Y Hong Kong erupts after Beijing refuses to allow dissident lawmakers to re-take oath

Hong Kong erupts after Beijing refuses to allow dissident lawmakers to re-take oath

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Cory Doctorow
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Elected representatives of Hong Kong's Youngspiration party deliberately mangled their oaths of office, refusing to swear loyalty to China (instead swearing to Hong Kong) and pronouncing China as "Shina," a term dating from the Japanese occupation of China (they also held up a banner that said "Hong Kong is not China"). (more")

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