Declassified British files show how Beijing tried to stifle 1990s democratic reform in Hong Kong with airport finance negotiations

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A new batch of declassified British government files has shed light on how Beijing tried to use negotiations over airport construction financing in the 1990s to curtail the development of democracy in Hong Kong and undermine public support for the city’s …
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