Recently Hong Kong passed a new national security law granting the government more power to curb dissent.
One country two systems principle is applied to the governance of Hong Kong and Macau, both of which are Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of China.
The proposed extradition law allows suspects accused of crimes such as murder and rape to be extradited to mainland China to face trial.
Taiwan |
Hong Kong |
It is de facto independent, with its own government, military, economy, and currency, even as it lacks de jure independence. |
It is administered by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, which acts as China’s proxy. |
It is physically separated from China by the Taiwan Straits, it results in weaker mainlandization influence compared to Hong Kong. |
Sham chun river is the natural border between Hong Kong and China, suggesting closer proximity and potentially stronger influence from China due to mainlandization. |
The Sunflower Movement in 2014 emerged in response to a trade agreement with China, which protesters feared would undermine Taiwan's sovereignty and democratic principles |
The Umbrella Movement in 2014 was sparked by concerns over China’s encroachment on the city's political freedoms and the lack of genuine universal suffrage. |
The “one China principle” is that People’s Republic of China is the sole representative of China, including Taiwan, which is a part of China, US acknowledges this principle
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It is administered by “One country two systems” principle which allows for the coexistence of two different economic and political systems within a single country. |
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