Beijing clamps down in Hong Kong amid shifts in capitalist ‘world order’
Vol. 88/No. 14 - April 8, 2024![Some 1.7 million people march in Hong Kong Aug. 18, 2019, demanding greater political rights, defying threats by Beijing. Relentless crackdown since has pushed opposition underground.](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Hong-Kong-demo-8814-300x222.jpg)
China’s rulers have extended their repressive grip over Hong Kong after the territories’ Legislative Council adopted a stringent new national security bill, Article 23, March 19. A previous attempt to pass the bill was scrapped after half a million people…