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Hong Kong’s huge protests, explained - Coggle Diagram
Hong Kong’s huge protests, explained
demonstration
unpopular bill
BUT
status of Hong Kong
power of China
freedom
origin of the bill
Hong Kong couple couple
Tawain
kills his wife
Hong Kong authorities --> couldn’t charge him
bc. Taiwan
couldn't send him
:red_cross: extradition agreement
extradition agreement
2019 :check:
BUT also
one to China
PROTEST
bc. more power
HK = semi-autonomous region
One Country, Two Systems
80s
China = lost wars to Britain
ceding HK (99 years)
B. gave it back
special agreement
= part of China
BUT high degree of autonomy
SO
:red_cross: same regime
:red_cross: last forever
end : 2047
issue
Hong Kongers = fighting the extradition bill
BUT
Hong Kong’s legislature votes on = :check:
why ?
political system
HK’s people :red_cross: vote for leader
selected + approved by China
law = LegCo (70 seats)
pro-democracy
pro-China
people = :check: (40 seats)
people = :red_cross: (30 seats)
various business communities
have to be friendly w/ China
pro-China political parties
SO C. controls LeGo