“We have to be prepared for a very, very long struggle.” Can ‘one country, two systems’ survive under Hong Kong’s new national-security law? Democracy activist NathanLawKC is AnneMcElvoy’s latest guest on “The Economist Asks” podcast
, has China won the battle for Hong Kong? Anne McElvoy interviews Regina Ip, a pro-Beijing member of Hong Kong’s cabinet, and Nathan Law, a prominent pro-democracy activist who has fled to the UK.
Mrs Ip claims the democratic movement has been hijacked by secessionists and that activists like Mr Law are too young to understand. Mr Law counters that Hong Kong democrats will not give up easily. Runtime: 31 min
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