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Peak PRC

by Josh Marshall
10.21.14 | 7:44 am

True, Hong Kong has a separate political system from the mainland. But a special moment when the region’s leader says they can’t allow the public to vote on who should lead Hong Kong because poor people wouldn’t totally dominate the election.

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