Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the National People’s Congress, in Hong Kong, in May last year. Picture: Reuters
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How China’s emperor maintained absolute control during the Han dynasty
China’s No 3 leader Zhang Dejiang’s statement that the central government ‘bears the responsibility to supervise’ Hong Kong takes our columnist back to an era when the emperor exercised control over local administrations
Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the National People’s Congress, in Hong Kong, in May last year. Picture: Reuters
