Following a week of mass demonstrations and violent clashes between protesters and police, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced the indefinite suspension of a controversial bill that would allow for suspects to be extradited to China. Photo: AP ImagesHong Kong’s leader suspended indefinitely an extradition bill that sparked the biggest protest since China reclaimed sovereignty over the financial center, a backdown aimed at defusing unrest sparked by public fears that their rights are being eroded by Beijing’s growing reach in the city. The reversal follows a week of mass demonstrations and violent confrontations between protesters and police that forced lawmakers to postpone debate of the proposed law, which would allow for the transfer of suspects to China for trial in...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 15, 2019 06:20 UTC