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Hong Kong fears losing its rule of law; the rest of the world should worry too

  • Written by John Garrick, University Fellow in Law, Charles Darwin University
Hong Kong fears losing its rule of law; the rest of the world should worry tooA Hong Kong pro-democracy protester on 11 August 2019. Miguel Candela/EPA

What’s happening in Hong Kong right now has direct bearings on Australia. It goes to an issue crucial to our position in a world economic order that is likely to be shaped less by the United States, still our most important ally, and more by China, our ever more...

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