Neighbors are urged to report on one another. Children are taught to look for traitors. Officials are pressed to pledge their loyalty.
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Chinese Officials Over Hong Kong Crackdown
China summoned an American diplomat to protest the sanctions against 14 senior officials. In Hong Kong, the police stepped up arrests of pro-democracy politicians and activists.
In Hong Kong, Communist Party Officials Stride Out of the Shadows
The growing power and profile of the Chinese government’s liaison office has brought the party’s playbook into the open.
Amid Pandemic, Hong Kong Arrests Major Pro-Democracy Figures
Rarely have so many prominent pro-democracy figures — over a dozen — been arrested at once. The arrests signaled a broader crackdown on the antigovernment movement that roiled the semiautonomous city last year.
China Replaces Its Top Representative in Hong Kong With an Enforcer
After months of protests and an electoral defeat for pro-Beijing political parties, an official with a record of difficult assignments is on the way.