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His problems over the anti-subversion bill follow criticism of his administration's poor handling of Hong Kong's economic slowdown.
ECONOMIST: Heads roll, but not Tung’s (yet) | The
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Mr Tsang's party has strongly supported the anti-subversion measure but he now admits that its future is uncertain.
ECONOMIST: Heads roll, but not Tung’s (yet) | The
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More recently, Mr Tsang has proved more deft than Mr Tung or other senior officials in dealing with the brouhaha over the anti-subversion law.
ECONOMIST: Dumping Tung | The
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Almost until the last minute, it looked as if Mr Tung would go ahead and push through the controversial anti-subversion measures on Wednesday July 9th.
ECONOMIST: People power | The
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The difficulty, say legal experts, is that no organisation can be proscribed under Japan's anti-subversion law unless it can be shown to be politically motivated.
ECONOMIST: Aum, how odd of the Japanese
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By losing the backing of Mr Tien's Liberals in Hong Kong's Legislative Council, Mr Tung could no longer be sure of getting the anti-subversion law or other controversial measures through.
ECONOMIST: Heads roll, but not Tung’s (yet) | The
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They may get the hapless chief executive to reintroduce the shelved anti-subversion bill, in order to tighten their grip on the territory's political freedoms while the pro-democracy lot are at a low ebb.
ECONOMIST: A disappointing day for the democrats | The
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Furthermore, the crisis over Hong Kong's anti-subversion bill is undermining China's attempts to convince Taiwan (which it regards as a breakaway province) that it would retain its freedoms if it rejoined the motherland.
ECONOMIST: Heads roll, but not Tung’s (yet) | The
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Despite the widespread nature of Soviet efforts at political subversion, US public opinion remained firmly anti-Soviet until the Berlin Wall was finally destroyed.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The war America fights
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G8 summit in Genoa, which led to violent clashes between police and demonstrators, Italian investigators had recorded conversations between left-wing lawmakers and anti-globalisation protesters, some of whom are now on trial on subversion charges.
ECONOMIST: The tangled tale of a country with too many phone taps