🕷️ Crawler Inspector

URL Lookup

Direct Parameter Lookup

Raw Queries and Responses

1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 55 (from laksa093)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa055.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.newsweek.com/china-benefits-hong-kong-handover-britain-630332\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.newsweek.com/china-benefits-hong-kong-handover-britain-630332\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/china-benefits-hong-kong-handover-britain-630332","crawl_time":1775977664,"first_indexed_time":1533940563,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,newsweek!www,\/china-benefits-hong-kong-handover-britain-630332 s443","src_root_hash":"10153935897910600055","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Hong Kong and China: How Beijing Benefits From the Former British Colony 20 Years On - Newsweek","meta_descriptions":["It's been two decades since the U.K. handed Hong Kong to China and there have been some big changes."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"On July 1, 20 years ago, the United Kingdom handed rule of Hong Kong—a British colony for 150 years—to China. Today, Hong Kong operates under the One Country, Two Systems principle, which means it is part of China, but has its own government, and is allowed to retain capitalist principles, unlike Communist mainland China.\nIn the handover agreement, ratified in 1985, Britain agreed to handover Hong Kong in 1997, and the agreement allowed for One Country, Two Systems, and Hong Kong's way of life under the U.K. to continue for 50 years.\nTwenty years after the handover, there is a growing democracy movement within Hong Kong that objects to the way China influences elections. Joshua Wong, who founded a pro-democracy student movement called Scholarism in 2014, was arrested during protests Wednesday ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong to commemorate the anniversary.\nXi addressed the protests obliquely, saying that in the years since Hong Kong returned to China \"We've met some new situations, new issues and new challenges. On these issues, they need to be regarded correctly and analyzed rationally.\" He said that Hong Kong had maintained \"social stability\" in the face of calls for independence.\nXi praised the government of Leung Chun-ying, who will end his tenure Saturday, when Carrie Lam is inaugurated on July 1 as Hong Kong's new chief executive.  The election, in which a committee votes for candidates approved by Beijing, has been criticized as Lam was widely believed to be \"China's choice.\"\nFormer British governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten said Wednesday that he believed Beijing was guilty of breaching the deal that Britain made with China. In an interview with\nThe Guardian\n,\nhe pointed to allegations\nthat China kidnapped of a group of political booksellers and suggested this went against the \"joint declaration\" which guaranteed the former colony's way of life wouldn't change.\nThis video shows how elements of daily life in Hong Kong have changed in the past two decades.","attrs_markdown":"- [U.S.](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/us)\n  \n  - [News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n  - [Politics](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/politics)\n  - [Tech](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/technology)\n  - [Fact Check](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check)\n  - [Sports](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports)\n- [Global](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/world)\n  \n  - [Russia-Ukraine](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/russia)\n  - [Middle East](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/middle-east)\n  - [China And Asia](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/china)\n  - [Better Planet](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/better-planet)\n  - [All World News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/world)\n- [Lifestyle](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/life)\n  \n  - [Family & Parenting](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/parenting)\n  - [Entertainment](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/entertainment)\n  - [Travel](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/travel)\n  - [Pets](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/pets)\n  - [Automotive](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/autos)\n  - [Relationships](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/relationships)\n  - [Science](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/tech-science)\n  - [Health](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/health)\n  - [Personal Finance](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/personal-finance)\n  - [Better Workplaces](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/better-workplaces)\n  - [Readers Choice](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/readerschoice)\n- [Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/opinion)\n  \n  - [My Turn](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/my-turn)\n  - [All Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/opinion)\n- [Rankings](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/)\n  \n  - [Health](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/category\/health)\n  - [Finance](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/category\/finance)\n  - [Products](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/category\/products-services)\n  - [Education](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/category\/education)\n  - [Workplaces](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/category\/work)\n  - [Corporate Responsibility](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/category\/corporate-responsibility)\n  - [All Rankings](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/)\n- [Social](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/)\n  \n  - [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Newsweek)\n  - [Instagram](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newsweek)\n  - [YouTube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/newsweek)\n  - [TikTok](https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@newsweek)\n  - [Twitter\/X](https:\/\/x.com\/newsweek)\n  - [Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/newsweek\/)\n- [Extra](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/)\n  \n  - [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/preference-center)\n  - [Newsmakers](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/newsmakers)\n  - [Unconventional](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/unconventional)\n  - [Events](https:\/\/events.newsweek.com\/)\n  - [Podcasts](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/podcasts)\n  - [Vantage](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/vantage)\n  - [Magazine](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/archive)\n  - [CEO Circle](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/ceo-circle)\n  - [Announcements](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/announcements)\n  - [Leadership](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/leadership)\n  - [Dev Pragad](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/dev-pragad)\n\n[Subscribe](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/subscribe)\n\nSign In\n\n- U.S.\n  [News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)[Politics](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/politics)[Tech](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/technology)[Fact Check](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check)[Sports](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports)\n- Global\n  [Russia-Ukraine](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/russia)[Middle East](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/middle-east)[China And Asia](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/china)[Better Planet](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/better-planet)[All World News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/world)\n- Lifestyle\n  [Family & Parenting](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/parenting)[Entertainment](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/entertainment)[Travel](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/travel)[Pets](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/pets)[Automotive](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/autos)[Relationships](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/relationships)[Science](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/tech-science)[Health](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/health)[Personal Finance](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/personal-finance)[Better Workplaces](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/better-workplaces)[Readers Choice](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/readerschoice)\n- Opinion\n  [My Turn](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/my-turn)[All Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/opinion)\n- Rankings\n  [Health](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/category\/health)[Finance](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/category\/finance)[Products](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/category\/products-services)[Education](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/category\/education)[Workplaces](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/category\/work)[Corporate Responsibility](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/category\/corporate-responsibility)[All Rankings](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/)\n- Social\n  [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Newsweek)[Instagram](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newsweek)[YouTube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/newsweek)[TikTok](https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@newsweek)[Twitter\/X](https:\/\/x.com\/newsweek)[Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/newsweek\/)\n- Extra\n  [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/preference-center)[Newsmakers](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/newsmakers)[Unconventional](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/unconventional)[Events](https:\/\/events.newsweek.com\/)[Podcasts](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/podcasts)[Vantage](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/vantage)[Magazine](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/archive)[CEO Circle](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/ceo-circle)[Announcements](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/announcements)[Leadership](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/leadership)[Dev Pragad](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/dev-pragad)\n\n[World](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/world)\n\n[Hong Kong](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/hong-kong)[China](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/china)[UK](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/uk)[20 years](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/20-years)[Asia](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/asia)[Xi Jinping](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/xi-jinping)[Activism](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/activism)[Human rights](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/human-rights)[Joshua Wong](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/joshua-wong)[carrie lam](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/carrie-lam)\n\nMore\n\nNews Article\n\n# Hong Kong and China: How Beijing Benefits From the Former British Colony 20 Years On\n***\nPublished\n\nJun 30, 2017 at 03:46 PM EDT\n\nupdated\n\nJun 30, 2017 at 03:48 PM EDT\n\n![xi jinping](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/630330-xi-jinping.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)\n\n...\n\n![Eleanor Ross](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/default-avatar.svg)\n\nBy Eleanor Ross\n\nShare\n\n[Newsweek is a Trust Project member](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/editorial-guidelines)\n\nPrefer Newsweek on Google\n\nto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.\n***\n\nOn July 1, 20 years ago, the United Kingdom handed rule of Hong Kong—a British colony for 150 years—to China. Today, Hong Kong operates under the One Country, Two Systems principle, which means it is part of China, but has its own government, and is allowed to retain capitalist principles, unlike Communist mainland China.\n\nIn the handover agreement, ratified in 1985, Britain agreed to handover Hong Kong in 1997, and the agreement allowed for One Country, Two Systems, and Hong Kong's way of life under the U.K. to continue for 50 years.\n\nTwenty years after the handover, there is a growing democracy movement within Hong Kong that objects to the way China influences elections. Joshua Wong, who founded a pro-democracy student movement called Scholarism in 2014, was arrested during protests Wednesday ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong to commemorate the anniversary.\n\nXi addressed the protests obliquely, saying that in the years since Hong Kong returned to China \"We've met some new situations, new issues and new challenges. On these issues, they need to be regarded correctly and analyzed rationally.\" He said that Hong Kong had maintained \"social stability\" in the face of calls for independence.\n\nXi praised the government of Leung Chun-ying, who will end his tenure Saturday, when Carrie Lam is inaugurated on July 1 as Hong Kong's new chief executive. The election, in which a committee votes for candidates approved by Beijing, has been criticized as Lam was widely believed to be \"China's choice.\"\n\nFormer British governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten said Wednesday that he believed Beijing was guilty of breaching the deal that Britain made with China. In an interview with *The Guardian*, [he pointed to allegations](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2017\/jun\/28\/chris-lord-patten-craven-britain-demeaned-china-brexit-craven-worse) that China kidnapped of a group of political booksellers and suggested this went against the \"joint declaration\" which guaranteed the former colony's way of life wouldn't change.\n\nThis video shows how elements of daily life in Hong Kong have changed in the past two decades.\n\n[Request Reprint & Licensing](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/contact)\n\nSubmit Correction\n\n[View Editorial & AI Guidelines](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/editorial-guidelines)\n\n***\nPrefer Newsweek on Google\n\nto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.\n## Related Podcasts\n## Top Stories\n[![Manhattan DA Opens Investigation Into Swalwell as Campaign Collapses](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2257621137.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/manhattan-da-opens-investigation-into-swalwell-as-campaign-collapses-11816415)\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/politics)\n\n[Manhattan DA Opens Investigation Into Swalwell as Campaign Collapses](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/manhattan-da-opens-investigation-into-swalwell-as-campaign-collapses-11816415)\n\n7 min read\n\n[![Exclusive: Bishop Strickland Decries Trump Admin’s ‘Threatening Attitude’ Towards Pope](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bishop-Strickland.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/bishop-strickland-trump-admin-attitude-pope-pentagon-meeting-11813820)\n\n[U.S.](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/us)\n\n[Exclusive: Bishop Strickland Decries Trump Admin’s ‘Threatening Attitude’ Towards Pope](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/bishop-strickland-trump-admin-attitude-pope-pentagon-meeting-11813820)\n\n5 min read\n\n[![Trump Reacts to China Reportedly Preparing to Ship Weapons to Iran](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270389157.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-china-iran-weapons-warning-11816483)\n\n[News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n\n[Trump Reacts to China Reportedly Preparing to Ship Weapons to Iran](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-china-iran-weapons-warning-11816483)\n\n4 min read\n\n[![Mary Trump Says MAGA Defectors ‘Can Spare Me Their Outrage’](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2592551-mary-trump.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/mary-trump-says-maga-defectors-can-spare-me-their-outrage-11816125)\n\n[News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n\n[Mary Trump Says MAGA Defectors ‘Can Spare Me Their Outrage’](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/mary-trump-says-maga-defectors-can-spare-me-their-outrage-11816125)\n\n6 min read\n\n[![Ex-CIA Director: ‘25th Amendment Was Written With Donald Trump in Mind’](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-687308594.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/john-brennan-25th-amendment-trump-iran-11815906)\n\n[News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n\n[Ex-CIA Director: ‘25th Amendment Was Written With Donald Trump in Mind’](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/john-brennan-25th-amendment-trump-iran-11815906)\n\n5 min read\n\n[![CENTCOM Gives Update on Strait of Hormuz Operations](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2269318792.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/centcom-gives-update-on-strait-of-hormuz-operations-11815805)\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/politics)\n\n[CENTCOM Gives Update on Strait of Hormuz Operations](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/centcom-gives-update-on-strait-of-hormuz-operations-11815805)\n\n6 min read\n\n[Trending](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/)\n\n[![Americans Urged To Reboot Internet Routers by NSA](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-32-Split-Screen-2026-04-10T144204.355.png?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/americans-reboot-internet-routers-nsa-11810909)\n\nNSA\n\n[Americans Urged To Reboot Internet Routers by NSA](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/americans-reboot-internet-routers-nsa-11810909)\n\n6 min read\n\n[![Supreme Court Hands Republicans Election Win](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP25020747432911.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/supreme-court-republicans-election-win-ohio-ballot-dispute-11806812)\n\nSupreme Court\n\n[Supreme Court Hands Republicans Election Win](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/supreme-court-republicans-election-win-ohio-ballot-dispute-11806812)\n\n4 min read\n\n[![VA Gives Financial Boost To Veterans](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP25224167486713.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/va-gives-financial-boost-to-veterans-11815178)\n\nVA\n\n[VA Gives Financial Boost To Veterans](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/va-gives-financial-boost-to-veterans-11815178)\n\n3 min read\n\n[![Classic Cars Face Weekday Driving Ban Under New Plan](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1538842-classic-cars-lined-car-show.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/classic-cars-minnesota-weekday-driving-ban-new-plan-11805629)\n\nMinnesota\n\n[Classic Cars Face Weekday Driving Ban Under New Plan](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/classic-cars-minnesota-weekday-driving-ban-new-plan-11805629)\n\n3 min read\n\n[![Who Is Amanda Ungaro? What We Know as Melania Trump Speaks Out on Epstein](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3bca6264-39bf-4482-aebe-640a5c7b5570.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/who-is-amanda-ungaro-what-we-know-as-melania-trump-speaks-out-on-epstein-11813227)\n\nJeffrey Epstein\n\n[Who Is Amanda Ungaro? What We Know as Melania Trump Speaks Out on Epstein](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/who-is-amanda-ungaro-what-we-know-as-melania-trump-speaks-out-on-epstein-11813227)\n\n6 min read\n\n[Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/opinion)\n\n[![Why Cutting Education During Crises Costs More in the Long Run \\| Opinion](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1346356014.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/cutting-education-during-crises-costs-more-in-long-run-opinion-11791949)\n\n[Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/opinion)\n\n[Why Cutting Education During Crises Costs More in the Long Run \\| Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/cutting-education-during-crises-costs-more-in-long-run-opinion-11791949)\n\n5 min read\n\n[![What Afrika Bambaataa Did \\| Opinion](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-466961828.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/what-afrika-bambaataa-did-opinion-11810699)\n\n[Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/opinion)\n\n[What Afrika Bambaataa Did \\| Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/what-afrika-bambaataa-did-opinion-11810699)\n\n7 min read\n\n[![Sweet Tooth of Organized Crime Has Bitter Cost for Consumers \\| Opinion](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Three-Picture-Split.png?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sweet-tooth-of-organized-crime-has-bitter-cost-for-consumers-opinion-11800497)\n\n[Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/opinion)\n\n[Sweet Tooth of Organized Crime Has Bitter Cost for Consumers \\| Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sweet-tooth-of-organized-crime-has-bitter-cost-for-consumers-opinion-11800497)\n\n4 min read\n\n[![Artemis II Mission Offers Inspiring Unity for a Deeply Divided Nation](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fullimg-10.png?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/artemis-ii-mission-offers-inspiring-unity-for-a-deeply-divided-nation-11808973)\n\n[Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/opinion)\n\n[Artemis II Mission Offers Inspiring Unity for a Deeply Divided Nation](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/artemis-ii-mission-offers-inspiring-unity-for-a-deeply-divided-nation-11808973)\n\n5 min read\n\n[![Does Blocking China’s Gotion Hurt U.S. Tech Ambitions? \\| Opinion](https:\/\/assets.newsweek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2211811478.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/does-blocking-chinas-gotion-hurt-u-s-tech-ambitions-opinion-11792597)\n\n[Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/opinion)\n\n[Does Blocking China’s Gotion Hurt U.S. Tech Ambitions? \\| Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/does-blocking-chinas-gotion-hurt-u-s-tech-ambitions-opinion-11792597)\n\n5 min read\n\n### sections\n- [U.S.](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/us)\n- [Global](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/world)\n- [Lifestyle](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/life)\n- [Health](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/health)\n- [Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/opinion)\n- [Rankings](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/)\n\n### company\n- [About Us](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/about-newsweek)\n- [Masthead](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/about-newsweek#masthead)\n- [Careers](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/careers)\n- [Diversity & Inclusion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/diversity-report)\n- [Mission Statement](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/mission-statement)\n- [Leadership](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/leadership)\n\n### editions\n- [U.S. Edition](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/)\n- [日本](https:\/\/www.newsweekjapan.jp\/)\n- [Polska](https:\/\/www.newsweek.pl\/)\n- [România](https:\/\/newsweek.ro\/)\n\n### contact\n- [Advertise](https:\/\/advertising.newsweek.com\/)\n- [Corrections](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/corrections)\n- [Announcements](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/announcements)\n- [Press Center](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/press-center-image-gallery)\n- [Contact Us](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/contact)\n\n### terms of use\n- [Cookie Policy](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/cookie-policy)\n- [Copyright](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/copyright)\n- [Privacy Policy](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/privacy-policy)\n- [Terms & Conditions](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/terms-service)\n- [Terms of Sale](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/terms-sale)\n- Privacy Settings\n\n### sections\n- [U.S.](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/us)\n- [Global](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/world)\n- [Lifestyle](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/life)\n- [Health](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/health)\n- [Opinion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/opinion)\n- [Rankings](https:\/\/rankings.newsweek.com\/)\n\n### company\n- [About Us](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/about-newsweek)\n- [Masthead](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/about-newsweek#masthead)\n- [Careers](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/careers)\n- [Diversity & Inclusion](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/diversity-report)\n- [Mission Statement](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/mission-statement)\n- [Leadership](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/leadership)\n\n### editions\n- [U.S. Edition](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/)\n- [日本](https:\/\/www.newsweekjapan.jp\/)\n- [Polska](https:\/\/www.newsweek.pl\/)\n- [România](https:\/\/newsweek.ro\/)\n\n### contact\n- [Advertise](https:\/\/advertising.newsweek.com\/)\n- [Corrections](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/corrections)\n- [Announcements](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/announcements)\n- [Press Center](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/press-center-image-gallery)\n- [Contact Us](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/contact)\n\n### terms of use\n- [Cookie Policy](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/cookie-policy)\n- [Copyright](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/copyright)\n- [Privacy Policy](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/privacy-policy)\n- [Terms & Conditions](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/terms-service)\n- [Terms of Sale](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/terms-sale)\n- Privacy Settings\n\n© 2026 Newsweek Digital LLC","attrs_readable_markdown":"On July 1, 20 years ago, the United Kingdom handed rule of Hong Kong—a British colony for 150 years—to China. Today, Hong Kong operates under the One Country, Two Systems principle, which means it is part of China, but has its own government, and is allowed to retain capitalist principles, unlike Communist mainland China.\n\nIn the handover agreement, ratified in 1985, Britain agreed to handover Hong Kong in 1997, and the agreement allowed for One Country, Two Systems, and Hong Kong's way of life under the U.K. to continue for 50 years.\n\nTwenty years after the handover, there is a growing democracy movement within Hong Kong that objects to the way China influences elections. Joshua Wong, who founded a pro-democracy student movement called Scholarism in 2014, was arrested during protests Wednesday ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong to commemorate the anniversary.\n\nXi addressed the protests obliquely, saying that in the years since Hong Kong returned to China \"We've met some new situations, new issues and new challenges. On these issues, they need to be regarded correctly and analyzed rationally.\" He said that Hong Kong had maintained \"social stability\" in the face of calls for independence.\n\nXi praised the government of Leung Chun-ying, who will end his tenure Saturday, when Carrie Lam is inaugurated on July 1 as Hong Kong's new chief executive. The election, in which a committee votes for candidates approved by Beijing, has been criticized as Lam was widely believed to be \"China's choice.\"\n\nFormer British governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten said Wednesday that he believed Beijing was guilty of breaching the deal that Britain made with China. In an interview with *The Guardian*, [he pointed to allegations](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2017\/jun\/28\/chris-lord-patten-craven-britain-demeaned-china-brexit-craven-worse) that China kidnapped of a group of political booksellers and suggested this went against the \"joint declaration\" which guaranteed the former colony's way of life wouldn't change.\n\nThis video shows how elements of daily life in Hong Kong have changed in the past two decades.","meta_canonical":null}

3. Robots.txt Check

Query:

Response:

4. Spam/Ban Check

Query:

Response:

5. Seen Status Check

ℹ️ Skipped - page is already crawled

📄

INDEXABLE

✅

CRAWLED

7 days ago

🤖

ROBOTS ALLOWED

Page Info Filters

Filter	Status	Condition	Details
HTTP status	PASS	`download_http_code = 200`	HTTP 200
Age cutoff	PASS	`download_stamp > now() - 6 MONTH`	0.2 months ago
History drop	PASS	`isNull(history_drop_reason)`	No drop reason
Spam/ban	PASS	`fh_dont_index != 1 AND ml_spam_score = 0`	ml_spam_score=0
Canonical	PASS	`meta_canonical IS NULL OR = '' OR = src_unparsed`	Not set

Page Details

Property	Value
URL	https://www.newsweek.com/china-benefits-hong-kong-handover-britain-630332
Last Crawled	2026-04-12 07:07:44 (7 days ago)
First Indexed	2018-08-10 22:36:03 (7 years ago)
HTTP Status Code	200
Meta Title	Hong Kong and China: How Beijing Benefits From the Former British Colony 20 Years On - Newsweek
Meta Description	It's been two decades since the U.K. handed Hong Kong to China and there have been some big changes.
Meta Canonical	null
Boilerpipe Text	On July 1, 20 years ago, the United Kingdom handed rule of Hong Kong—a British colony for 150 years—to China. Today, Hong Kong operates under the One Country, Two Systems principle, which means it is part of China, but has its own government, and is allowed to retain capitalist principles, unlike Communist mainland China. In the handover agreement, ratified in 1985, Britain agreed to handover Hong Kong in 1997, and the agreement allowed for One Country, Two Systems, and Hong Kong's way of life under the U.K. to continue for 50 years. Twenty years after the handover, there is a growing democracy movement within Hong Kong that objects to the way China influences elections. Joshua Wong, who founded a pro-democracy student movement called Scholarism in 2014, was arrested during protests Wednesday ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong to commemorate the anniversary. Xi addressed the protests obliquely, saying that in the years since Hong Kong returned to China "We've met some new situations, new issues and new challenges. On these issues, they need to be regarded correctly and analyzed rationally." He said that Hong Kong had maintained "social stability" in the face of calls for independence. Xi praised the government of Leung Chun-ying, who will end his tenure Saturday, when Carrie Lam is inaugurated on July 1 as Hong Kong's new chief executive. The election, in which a committee votes for candidates approved by Beijing, has been criticized as Lam was widely believed to be "China's choice." Former British governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten said Wednesday that he believed Beijing was guilty of breaching the deal that Britain made with China. In an interview with The Guardian , he pointed to allegations that China kidnapped of a group of political booksellers and suggested this went against the "joint declaration" which guaranteed the former colony's way of life wouldn't change. This video shows how elements of daily life in Hong Kong have changed in the past two decades.
Markdown	- [U.S.](https://www.newsweek.com/us) - [News](https://www.newsweek.com/news) - [Politics](https://www.newsweek.com/politics) - [Tech](https://www.newsweek.com/technology) - [Fact Check](https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check) - [Sports](https://www.newsweek.com/sports) - [Global](https://www.newsweek.com/world) - [Russia-Ukraine](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/russia) - [Middle East](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/middle-east) - [China And Asia](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/china) - [Better Planet](https://www.newsweek.com/better-planet) - [All World News](https://www.newsweek.com/world) - [Lifestyle](https://www.newsweek.com/life) - [Family & Parenting](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/parenting) - [Entertainment](https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment) - [Travel](https://www.newsweek.com/travel) - [Pets](https://www.newsweek.com/pets) - [Automotive](https://www.newsweek.com/autos) - [Relationships](https://www.newsweek.com/relationships) - [Science](https://www.newsweek.com/tech-science) - [Health](https://www.newsweek.com/health) - [Personal Finance](https://www.newsweek.com/personal-finance) - [Better Workplaces](https://www.newsweek.com/better-workplaces) - [Readers Choice](https://www.newsweek.com/readerschoice) - [Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/opinion) - [My Turn](https://www.newsweek.com/my-turn) - [All Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/opinion) - [Rankings](https://rankings.newsweek.com/) - [Health](https://rankings.newsweek.com/category/health) - [Finance](https://rankings.newsweek.com/category/finance) - [Products](https://rankings.newsweek.com/category/products-services) - [Education](https://rankings.newsweek.com/category/education) - [Workplaces](https://rankings.newsweek.com/category/work) - [Corporate Responsibility](https://rankings.newsweek.com/category/corporate-responsibility) - [All Rankings](https://rankings.newsweek.com/) - [Social](https://www.newsweek.com/) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Newsweek) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/newsweek) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/newsweek) - [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@newsweek) - [Twitter/X](https://x.com/newsweek) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/user/newsweek/) - [Extra](https://www.newsweek.com/) - [Newsletters](https://www.newsweek.com/preference-center) - [Newsmakers](https://www.newsweek.com/newsmakers) - [Unconventional](https://www.newsweek.com/unconventional) - [Events](https://events.newsweek.com/) - [Podcasts](https://www.newsweek.com/podcasts) - [Vantage](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/vantage) - [Magazine](https://www.newsweek.com/archive) - [CEO Circle](https://www.newsweek.com/ceo-circle) - [Announcements](https://www.newsweek.com/announcements) - [Leadership](https://www.newsweek.com/leadership) - [Dev Pragad](https://www.newsweek.com/dev-pragad) [Subscribe](https://www.newsweek.com/subscribe) Sign In - U.S. [News](https://www.newsweek.com/news)[Politics](https://www.newsweek.com/politics)[Tech](https://www.newsweek.com/technology)[Fact Check](https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check)[Sports](https://www.newsweek.com/sports) - Global [Russia-Ukraine](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/russia)[Middle East](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/middle-east)[China And Asia](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/china)[Better Planet](https://www.newsweek.com/better-planet)[All World News](https://www.newsweek.com/world) - Lifestyle [Family & Parenting](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/parenting)[Entertainment](https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment)[Travel](https://www.newsweek.com/travel)[Pets](https://www.newsweek.com/pets)[Automotive](https://www.newsweek.com/autos)[Relationships](https://www.newsweek.com/relationships)[Science](https://www.newsweek.com/tech-science)[Health](https://www.newsweek.com/health)[Personal Finance](https://www.newsweek.com/personal-finance)[Better Workplaces](https://www.newsweek.com/better-workplaces)[Readers Choice](https://www.newsweek.com/readerschoice) - Opinion [My Turn](https://www.newsweek.com/my-turn)[All Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/opinion) - Rankings [Health](https://rankings.newsweek.com/category/health)[Finance](https://rankings.newsweek.com/category/finance)[Products](https://rankings.newsweek.com/category/products-services)[Education](https://rankings.newsweek.com/category/education)[Workplaces](https://rankings.newsweek.com/category/work)[Corporate Responsibility](https://rankings.newsweek.com/category/corporate-responsibility)[All Rankings](https://rankings.newsweek.com/) - Social [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Newsweek)[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/newsweek)[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/newsweek)[TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@newsweek)[Twitter/X](https://x.com/newsweek)[Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/user/newsweek/) - Extra [Newsletters](https://www.newsweek.com/preference-center)[Newsmakers](https://www.newsweek.com/newsmakers)[Unconventional](https://www.newsweek.com/unconventional)[Events](https://events.newsweek.com/)[Podcasts](https://www.newsweek.com/podcasts)[Vantage](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/vantage)[Magazine](https://www.newsweek.com/archive)[CEO Circle](https://www.newsweek.com/ceo-circle)[Announcements](https://www.newsweek.com/announcements)[Leadership](https://www.newsweek.com/leadership)[Dev Pragad](https://www.newsweek.com/dev-pragad) [World](https://www.newsweek.com/world) [Hong Kong](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/hong-kong)[China](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/china)[UK](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/uk)[20 years](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/20-years)[Asia](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/asia)[Xi Jinping](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/xi-jinping)[Activism](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/activism)[Human rights](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/human-rights)[Joshua Wong](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/joshua-wong)[carrie lam](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/carrie-lam) More News Article # Hong Kong and China: How Beijing Benefits From the Former British Colony 20 Years On * Published Jun 30, 2017 at 03:46 PM EDT updated Jun 30, 2017 at 03:48 PM EDT ![xi jinping](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/630330-xi-jinping.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1) ... ![Eleanor Ross](https://www.newsweek.com/default-avatar.svg) By Eleanor Ross Share [Newsweek is a Trust Project member](https://www.newsweek.com/editorial-guidelines) Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. * On July 1, 20 years ago, the United Kingdom handed rule of Hong Kong—a British colony for 150 years—to China. Today, Hong Kong operates under the One Country, Two Systems principle, which means it is part of China, but has its own government, and is allowed to retain capitalist principles, unlike Communist mainland China. In the handover agreement, ratified in 1985, Britain agreed to handover Hong Kong in 1997, and the agreement allowed for One Country, Two Systems, and Hong Kong's way of life under the U.K. to continue for 50 years. Twenty years after the handover, there is a growing democracy movement within Hong Kong that objects to the way China influences elections. Joshua Wong, who founded a pro-democracy student movement called Scholarism in 2014, was arrested during protests Wednesday ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong to commemorate the anniversary. Xi addressed the protests obliquely, saying that in the years since Hong Kong returned to China "We've met some new situations, new issues and new challenges. On these issues, they need to be regarded correctly and analyzed rationally." He said that Hong Kong had maintained "social stability" in the face of calls for independence. Xi praised the government of Leung Chun-ying, who will end his tenure Saturday, when Carrie Lam is inaugurated on July 1 as Hong Kong's new chief executive. The election, in which a committee votes for candidates approved by Beijing, has been criticized as Lam was widely believed to be "China's choice." Former British governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten said Wednesday that he believed Beijing was guilty of breaching the deal that Britain made with China. In an interview with The Guardian, [he pointed to allegations](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/28/chris-lord-patten-craven-britain-demeaned-china-brexit-craven-worse) that China kidnapped of a group of political booksellers and suggested this went against the "joint declaration" which guaranteed the former colony's way of life wouldn't change. This video shows how elements of daily life in Hong Kong have changed in the past two decades. [Request Reprint & Licensing](https://www.newsweek.com/contact) Submit Correction [View Editorial & AI Guidelines](https://www.newsweek.com/editorial-guidelines) *** Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. ## Related Podcasts ## Top Stories [![Manhattan DA Opens Investigation Into Swalwell as Campaign Collapses](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2257621137.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/manhattan-da-opens-investigation-into-swalwell-as-campaign-collapses-11816415) [Politics](https://www.newsweek.com/politics) [Manhattan DA Opens Investigation Into Swalwell as Campaign Collapses](https://www.newsweek.com/manhattan-da-opens-investigation-into-swalwell-as-campaign-collapses-11816415) 7 min read [![Exclusive: Bishop Strickland Decries Trump Admin’s ‘Threatening Attitude’ Towards Pope](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bishop-Strickland.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/bishop-strickland-trump-admin-attitude-pope-pentagon-meeting-11813820) [U.S.](https://www.newsweek.com/us) [Exclusive: Bishop Strickland Decries Trump Admin’s ‘Threatening Attitude’ Towards Pope](https://www.newsweek.com/bishop-strickland-trump-admin-attitude-pope-pentagon-meeting-11813820) 5 min read [![Trump Reacts to China Reportedly Preparing to Ship Weapons to Iran](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270389157.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-china-iran-weapons-warning-11816483) [News](https://www.newsweek.com/news) [Trump Reacts to China Reportedly Preparing to Ship Weapons to Iran](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-china-iran-weapons-warning-11816483) 4 min read [![Mary Trump Says MAGA Defectors ‘Can Spare Me Their Outrage’](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2592551-mary-trump.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/mary-trump-says-maga-defectors-can-spare-me-their-outrage-11816125) [News](https://www.newsweek.com/news) [Mary Trump Says MAGA Defectors ‘Can Spare Me Their Outrage’](https://www.newsweek.com/mary-trump-says-maga-defectors-can-spare-me-their-outrage-11816125) 6 min read [![Ex-CIA Director: ‘25th Amendment Was Written With Donald Trump in Mind’](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-687308594.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/john-brennan-25th-amendment-trump-iran-11815906) [News](https://www.newsweek.com/news) [Ex-CIA Director: ‘25th Amendment Was Written With Donald Trump in Mind’](https://www.newsweek.com/john-brennan-25th-amendment-trump-iran-11815906) 5 min read [![CENTCOM Gives Update on Strait of Hormuz Operations](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2269318792.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/centcom-gives-update-on-strait-of-hormuz-operations-11815805) [Politics](https://www.newsweek.com/politics) [CENTCOM Gives Update on Strait of Hormuz Operations](https://www.newsweek.com/centcom-gives-update-on-strait-of-hormuz-operations-11815805) 6 min read [Trending](https://www.newsweek.com/) [![Americans Urged To Reboot Internet Routers by NSA](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Copy-of-32-Split-Screen-2026-04-10T144204.355.png?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/americans-reboot-internet-routers-nsa-11810909) NSA [Americans Urged To Reboot Internet Routers by NSA](https://www.newsweek.com/americans-reboot-internet-routers-nsa-11810909) 6 min read [![Supreme Court Hands Republicans Election Win](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP25020747432911.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-republicans-election-win-ohio-ballot-dispute-11806812) Supreme Court [Supreme Court Hands Republicans Election Win](https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-republicans-election-win-ohio-ballot-dispute-11806812) 4 min read [![VA Gives Financial Boost To Veterans](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP25224167486713.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/va-gives-financial-boost-to-veterans-11815178) VA [VA Gives Financial Boost To Veterans](https://www.newsweek.com/va-gives-financial-boost-to-veterans-11815178) 3 min read [![Classic Cars Face Weekday Driving Ban Under New Plan](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1538842-classic-cars-lined-car-show.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/classic-cars-minnesota-weekday-driving-ban-new-plan-11805629) Minnesota [Classic Cars Face Weekday Driving Ban Under New Plan](https://www.newsweek.com/classic-cars-minnesota-weekday-driving-ban-new-plan-11805629) 3 min read [![Who Is Amanda Ungaro? What We Know as Melania Trump Speaks Out on Epstein](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/3bca6264-39bf-4482-aebe-640a5c7b5570.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/who-is-amanda-ungaro-what-we-know-as-melania-trump-speaks-out-on-epstein-11813227) Jeffrey Epstein [Who Is Amanda Ungaro? What We Know as Melania Trump Speaks Out on Epstein](https://www.newsweek.com/who-is-amanda-ungaro-what-we-know-as-melania-trump-speaks-out-on-epstein-11813227) 6 min read [Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/opinion) [![Why Cutting Education During Crises Costs More in the Long Run \\| Opinion](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-1346356014.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/cutting-education-during-crises-costs-more-in-long-run-opinion-11791949) [Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/opinion) [Why Cutting Education During Crises Costs More in the Long Run \\| Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/cutting-education-during-crises-costs-more-in-long-run-opinion-11791949) 5 min read [![What Afrika Bambaataa Did \\| Opinion](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-466961828.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/what-afrika-bambaataa-did-opinion-11810699) [Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/opinion) [What Afrika Bambaataa Did \\| Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/what-afrika-bambaataa-did-opinion-11810699) 7 min read [![Sweet Tooth of Organized Crime Has Bitter Cost for Consumers \\| Opinion](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Copy-of-Copy-of-Three-Picture-Split.png?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/sweet-tooth-of-organized-crime-has-bitter-cost-for-consumers-opinion-11800497) [Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/opinion) [Sweet Tooth of Organized Crime Has Bitter Cost for Consumers \\| Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/sweet-tooth-of-organized-crime-has-bitter-cost-for-consumers-opinion-11800497) 4 min read [![Artemis II Mission Offers Inspiring Unity for a Deeply Divided Nation](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/fullimg-10.png?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/artemis-ii-mission-offers-inspiring-unity-for-a-deeply-divided-nation-11808973) [Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/opinion) [Artemis II Mission Offers Inspiring Unity for a Deeply Divided Nation](https://www.newsweek.com/artemis-ii-mission-offers-inspiring-unity-for-a-deeply-divided-nation-11808973) 5 min read [![Does Blocking China’s Gotion Hurt U.S. Tech Ambitions? \\| Opinion](https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2211811478.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1)](https://www.newsweek.com/does-blocking-chinas-gotion-hurt-u-s-tech-ambitions-opinion-11792597) [Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/opinion) [Does Blocking China’s Gotion Hurt U.S. Tech Ambitions? \\| Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/does-blocking-chinas-gotion-hurt-u-s-tech-ambitions-opinion-11792597) 5 min read ### sections - [U.S.](https://www.newsweek.com/us) - [Global](https://www.newsweek.com/world) - [Lifestyle](https://www.newsweek.com/life) - [Health](https://www.newsweek.com/health) - [Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/opinion) - [Rankings](https://rankings.newsweek.com/) ### company - [About Us](https://www.newsweek.com/about-newsweek) - [Masthead](https://www.newsweek.com/about-newsweek#masthead) - [Careers](https://www.newsweek.com/careers) - [Diversity & Inclusion](https://www.newsweek.com/diversity-report) - [Mission Statement](https://www.newsweek.com/mission-statement) - [Leadership](https://www.newsweek.com/leadership) ### editions - [U.S. Edition](https://www.newsweek.com/) - [日本](https://www.newsweekjapan.jp/) - [Polska](https://www.newsweek.pl/) - [România](https://newsweek.ro/) ### contact - [Advertise](https://advertising.newsweek.com/) - [Corrections](https://www.newsweek.com/corrections) - [Announcements](https://www.newsweek.com/announcements) - [Press Center](https://www.newsweek.com/press-center-image-gallery) - [Contact Us](https://www.newsweek.com/contact) ### terms of use - [Cookie Policy](https://www.newsweek.com/cookie-policy) - [Copyright](https://www.newsweek.com/copyright) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.newsweek.com/privacy-policy) - [Terms & Conditions](https://www.newsweek.com/terms-service) - [Terms of Sale](https://www.newsweek.com/terms-sale) - Privacy Settings ### sections - [U.S.](https://www.newsweek.com/us) - [Global](https://www.newsweek.com/world) - [Lifestyle](https://www.newsweek.com/life) - [Health](https://www.newsweek.com/health) - [Opinion](https://www.newsweek.com/opinion) - [Rankings](https://rankings.newsweek.com/) ### company - [About Us](https://www.newsweek.com/about-newsweek) - [Masthead](https://www.newsweek.com/about-newsweek#masthead) - [Careers](https://www.newsweek.com/careers) - [Diversity & Inclusion](https://www.newsweek.com/diversity-report) - [Mission Statement](https://www.newsweek.com/mission-statement) - [Leadership](https://www.newsweek.com/leadership) ### editions - [U.S. Edition](https://www.newsweek.com/) - [日本](https://www.newsweekjapan.jp/) - [Polska](https://www.newsweek.pl/) - [România](https://newsweek.ro/) ### contact - [Advertise](https://advertising.newsweek.com/) - [Corrections](https://www.newsweek.com/corrections) - [Announcements](https://www.newsweek.com/announcements) - [Press Center](https://www.newsweek.com/press-center-image-gallery) - [Contact Us](https://www.newsweek.com/contact) ### terms of use - [Cookie Policy](https://www.newsweek.com/cookie-policy) - [Copyright](https://www.newsweek.com/copyright) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.newsweek.com/privacy-policy) - [Terms & Conditions](https://www.newsweek.com/terms-service) - [Terms of Sale](https://www.newsweek.com/terms-sale) - Privacy Settings © 2026 Newsweek Digital LLC
Readable Markdown	On July 1, 20 years ago, the United Kingdom handed rule of Hong Kong—a British colony for 150 years—to China. Today, Hong Kong operates under the One Country, Two Systems principle, which means it is part of China, but has its own government, and is allowed to retain capitalist principles, unlike Communist mainland China. In the handover agreement, ratified in 1985, Britain agreed to handover Hong Kong in 1997, and the agreement allowed for One Country, Two Systems, and Hong Kong's way of life under the U.K. to continue for 50 years. Twenty years after the handover, there is a growing democracy movement within Hong Kong that objects to the way China influences elections. Joshua Wong, who founded a pro-democracy student movement called Scholarism in 2014, was arrested during protests Wednesday ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong to commemorate the anniversary. Xi addressed the protests obliquely, saying that in the years since Hong Kong returned to China "We've met some new situations, new issues and new challenges. On these issues, they need to be regarded correctly and analyzed rationally." He said that Hong Kong had maintained "social stability" in the face of calls for independence. Xi praised the government of Leung Chun-ying, who will end his tenure Saturday, when Carrie Lam is inaugurated on July 1 as Hong Kong's new chief executive. The election, in which a committee votes for candidates approved by Beijing, has been criticized as Lam was widely believed to be "China's choice." Former British governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten said Wednesday that he believed Beijing was guilty of breaching the deal that Britain made with China. In an interview with The Guardian, [he pointed to allegations](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/28/chris-lord-patten-craven-britain-demeaned-china-brexit-craven-worse) that China kidnapped of a group of political booksellers and suggested this went against the "joint declaration" which guaranteed the former colony's way of life wouldn't change. This video shows how elements of daily life in Hong Kong have changed in the past two decades.
Shard	55 (laksa)
Root Hash	10153935897910600055
Unparsed URL	com,newsweek!www,/china-benefits-hong-kong-handover-britain-630332 s443