By: Jianli Yang – Jan 19, 2021
Anxious to establish a new world order with China at its center, Beijing is now coining new definitions for time-tested values and attributes to suit its selfish goal. In Tibet, for instance, it has come up with a call to develop Buddhism with Chinese communist characteristics. And in Hong Kong, coinciding with the election to the Legislative Council (LegCo) in the specially administered island territory, Beijing wants to promote “democracy with Hong Kong characteristics.”
In reality, this is turning the conventional idea of democracy upside down. This means denying the people of Hong Kong their right to nominate their preferred candidates and packing the LegCo with “patriots” who would only obey the diktats of the Communist Party of China.
The LegCo election in Hong Kong on Dec. 19, 2021, was just a mockery of democracy. With only about 30% of the voters in Hong Kong bothering to exercise their franchise in a sham called election, pro-Beijing candidates swept the polls, beating the moderates and independents, leaving only one seat to an opposition member in the 90 seat Legislative Council… [Continue Reading]
Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/19/beijing-knocks-the-bottom-out-of-democracy-in-hong/