The ‘one country, two systems’ is a basic state policy that the Chinese government adopted to realize the peaceful unification of the country. Chinese President Xi Jinping recently disclosed that there is no reason to change Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” formula of governance.
The British government on July 1st, 1997 returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule, with Beijing promising wide-ranging autonomy, unsettled individual rights, and judicial independence for at least until 2047.
This sparked the reaction of China’s critics who accused Britain of trampling on those freedoms unavailable on the authoritarian mainland, with a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing on the city in 2020 after a mass pro-democracy protest the previous year.
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The prime minister of Britain Boris Johnson, therefore, came out to say that China had failed to meet its handover commitments on democratic rights it made 25 years ago when Hong Kong was handed back to China.
China has issued a rebuttal to Britain’s statement by rejecting the accusations, stating that the law restored order from the chaos so that the city could prosper.
China’s President Xi Jinping disclosed that the “one country, two systems” formula, was successful under china’s comprehensive jurisdiction, stating that the system is a good one and there is no reason to change it.
In his words, “One country, two systems formula was successful under China’s comprehensive jurisdiction. For this kind of good system, there is no reason at all to change it. It must be maintained over the long term. After experiencing wind and rain, everyone can painfully feel that Hong Kong can’t be chaotic, and must not become chaotic again.
“Hong Kong’s development cannot be delayed again, and any interference must be eliminated”.
Hong Kong continued to flourish, the society remains very stable, and full development is being witnessed in all undertakings. The “one country, two systems has enjoyed widespread popularity in Hong Kong, gaining wholehearted massive support from the Hong Kong compatriots, as well as people in other parts of China, which is also thought of highly by the International community.
Hong Kong continues to actively participate as a separate member in relevant International organizations such as World Trade Organization (WTO), Asia Pacific economic cooperation, and the world customer organizations.
Hong Kong’s legal system is separate from the legal system in mainland China as it maintains its laws, own courts, and independent judiciary system.
No doubt the one country two systems have played an active role in building and advancing socialism in China.
The one country two systems approach both adheres to the spirit of peaceful coexistence applying the norm of international relations to relations between regions of different socio-political systems within one country, achieving peaceful coexistence between the different social systems in one country.