This article explores the reasons and foundations for the formation of Hong Kong’s autonomy, one of the unique state systems in existence today, and its transition from 155 years of British colonial rule to Communist China. It also analyzes the guarantees given in the Sino-British Joint Declaration signed between the United Kingdom and China in 1984, the rights of Hong Kong’s autonomy and the terms of the agreement reached regarding the powers of the People’s Republic of China. China-Hong Kong relations based on the principle of “one country, two systems” can be seen to be severely salted by today’s communist Beijing’s policy of absolute centralization of power in governance. In turn, this current conflict creates new challenges for Hong Kong in maintaining its legal, economic and socio-political identity. By examining recent actions and several researches on the issue of Hong-Kong’s sovereignty, this article sheds light on the importance of Hong-Kong’s political annexation by China in implementing geopolitical ambitions of the Central Communist Party. This paper argues that the gradual erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy signifies a breach of the 1984 agreement’s core commitments, with far-reaching consequences for China’s international relations and the viability of regional autonomy within its borders.
Abdication of British Dominance in China: Political and Ideological Inviolability of Hong-Kong In the Status of Autonomy
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