China retreats from 50-year pledge of Hong Kong autonomy

Deng's compromise served economic needs that no longer apply for Beijing

TETSUSHI TAKAHASHI, Nikkei China bureau chief

BEIJING -- China passed national security legislation governing Hong Kong on Tuesday, jeopardizing the "one country, two systems" policy that was supposed to last another 27 years.

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