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Opinion: How countries deal with China is a litmus test of their commitment to human rights
The extent to which we protect and defend human rights tells us who we are as a society, writes Anthony Moore SC. By Anthony Moore Saturday 22 May 2021, 6:30 PM 2 hours ago 2,229 Views 27 Comments Anthony Moore
ON 1 JULY 1997, Britain returned sovereignty over Hong Kong to China in one final display of imperial pomp.
At the time, I was a student, attending a lecture at a German university. At the end of the class, the professor surveyed the students and, paraphrasing the words of Sir Edward Grey on the eve of the Great War, solemnly intoned, “Tonight, my friends, the lights have gone out in Hong Kong”.
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