By Martin Yip in Hong Kong & Simon Fraser BBC News Image source, AFP bymeansof Getty Images Image caption, No information of the Chinese President Xi Jinping’s schedule haveactually been made public Chinese President Xi Jinping has gothere in Hong Kong to mark 25 years giventhat the previous British nest returned to Beijing’s guideline. It is his veryfirst goto exterior mainland China giventhat the start of the pandemic almost two-and-a-half years back. He stated Hong Kong had “risen from the ashes” after a series of difficulties. China took control over the area after pro-democracy demonstrations in 2019-20 and hasactually been implicated by critics of squashing Hong Kong’s liberties. Mr Xi, who tookatrip by high-speed train, was welcomed at the station by students holding flowers and waving flags of China and Hong Kong. “In the past Hong Kong has endured extreme tests onceagain and onceagain, conquering obstacles one by one,” he stated in a short speech, maybe referring to the mass demonstrations 3 years earlier. He stated “one nation, 2 systems” – the governance design concurred for 50 years in the handover – “can makesure the long-lasting success and stability of Hong Kong”. Under the offer, the worldwide company center was permitted to maintain a degree of autonomy and liberty not seen in the rest of China, however critics state these are being quickly deteriorated. Security is tight around the convention centre that is hosting authorities occasions marking the anniversary, with r
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