News Snapshot:
Several days ago we suggested that U.S. adversaries such as China could exploit the chaos in Washington created by President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept his election loss. As it turned out, Beijing didn’t wait long. On Wednesday, it orchestrated the transformation of Hong Kong’s semi-democratic legislature into a rubber-stamp body like those that grovel before the regime in Beijing. It was the most blatant violation yet of China’s promise to preserve Hong Kong’s political autonomy and rule of law until 2047—and yet another blow to the global cause of democracy on the Trump administration’s watch. In Beijing, the Communist-dominated...
