China's State Council recently handed down an "authoritative White Paper" on the "one country, two systems" model as applied to Hong Kong. Deng Xiaoping, a reformist leader and the man who launched China toward becoming the world's largest economy, invented the idea originally for Taiwan, but events transpired to make Hong Kong the test bed. That tiny test bed is currently turning into a big headache for China's leaders as 787,767 Hong Kongers voted last week in an unauthorized referendum for what they consider acceptable models of democratically nominating and electing their chief executive -- the city's top politician -- in 2017. At present, Hong Kong's chief executive -- currently Leung Chun-ying -- is selected by a 1,200-member election committee with the approval of Beijing.
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"One country, two systems" promises Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy under Chinese rule
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Beijing's recent White Paper on Hong Kong challenges just how autonomous the city can be
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"One country, two systems" originally invented for Taiwan
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DeGolyer: Success of Hong Kong's reform will determine future relations between China, other Asian nations
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