New visas for Hong Kongers "point to Beijing's violation of its commitments"

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Chloé Froissart, Professor of Political Science at INALCO, the National Institute of Oriental Languages ​​and Civilizations in Paris © inalco.fr

By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow

7 min

The United Kingdom has been offering new visas to several million Hong Kong residents since Sunday.

Presented as London's response to Beijing's very authoritarian takeover of the region which is a former British colony, these new visas provoke a very strong anger from the Chinese authorities.

What stake do they represent?

Chloé Froissart, professor of political science at the National Institute of Oriental Languages ​​and Civilizations (Inalco) in Paris is RFI's mid-day guest.

She answers questions from Jean-Baptiste Marot.

  • UK

  • China

  • Diplomacy

  • Hong Kong

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