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Hong Kong Abandons Dangerous Extradition Law

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced the city/state’s government has withdrawn an extradition bill that prompted weeks of massive street protests. “The bill, which would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, where courts are controlled by the Communist Party, first sparked protests in March, which escalated dramatically in June,” the New York Post explained. Lam has rejected four other demands from pro-democracy protesters, however. read more