China’s Leaders Want Hong Kong to Only Elect ‘Patriots’
China Plans to Change Hong Kong's Election System; West Says Freedoms Are At Risk
March 7, 2021-As China's National Legislature opened its annual legislative session on Friday, pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong and around the world watched with bated breath.
This week, delegates at the National People's Congress (NPC) are taking up reforms to Hong Kong's electoral system that would guarantee only "patriots" serve.
The proposed changes would effectively bring Hong Kong representatives under the control of China.
China Wants Hong Kong 'Patriots'
According to a transcribed statement of a speech by Wang Chen, China intends to change the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The senior Chinese lawmaker said the goal is to bring the politica...