This is the month that Hongkongers will be handed the blueprint for their political future, and it’s not going to be pretty.   As the “two sessions”—the annual plenary meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)—open on Thursday, political and electoral reform in Hong Kong are high … Continue reading Two Sessions: Why the demand for ‘patriots’ will silence dissenting voices in Hong Kong affairs