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
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
David A. Rezvani
Opinion

Opinion

David A. Rezvani

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
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
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