TOKYO -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's flip-flop on Hong Kong's highly controversial extradition bill was as quick as the traditional Chinese art of face changing.
It was, in effect, the first major concession the leadership under Xi has had to make since coming to power six years ago.
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