2019: The year China's HK chickens come home to roost
Add BT as a preferred sourceZHOU Enlai, premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death in 1976, used to say: "We Chinese mean what we say." China's word was its bond.
This year, the People's Republic of China turned 70. But now, few officials would be able to say with a straight face that China always keeps its word.
The turmoil in Hong Kong this year reflects distrust of the Communist government, born of broken promises.
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