Stay tuned for a new offer coming to you soon. Subscribe Log InHONG KONG⁠: Since China resumed control of Hong Kong in 1997, the city has served as a conduit for trillions of dollars in fundraising, trade and investment.Having a separate system—sealed off, yet under Beijing’s thumb—caused a raft of social and political concerns that gave rise to this year’s protests, now in their fifth month. But the city also enabled China’s rise.

Source: The Star October 23, 2019 00:19 UTC