Chinese ambassador to US defends plan to bar ‘unpatriotic’ candidates in Hong Kong and says concerns about democracy are ‘unnecessary’

Source: South China Morning PostChina’s ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai has said concerns over the erosion of Hong Kong’s democracy are “completely unnecessary”.In an opinion piece for the South China Morning Post on Sunday, the ambassador defended an overhaul of the city’s electoral system that critics fear will freeze out dissenting voices.A resolution rubber-stamped by the National People’s Congress last week will effectively shut out opposition members deemed “unpatriotic” and change the means by which the…Read More

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