A sign in Newry, Northern Ireland, on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, spray-painted with the initials of the Irish Republican Army on December 17, 2019. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
Hong Kong national security law: Britain’s Northern Ireland troubles offer lessons for China
- Unlike the actions of states with sham autonomous territories, Britain’s interventions were in keeping with principles that supported long-term local autonomy
- If China is serious about sustaining Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy and calming critics at home and abroad, it would do well to provide greater assurances
A sign in Newry, Northern Ireland, on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, spray-painted with the initials of the Irish Republican Army on December 17, 2019. Photo: AP
