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Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Hong Kong had managed to be “born again from the fire”, arriving in the city on Thursday for the 25th anniversary of the territory’s handover in his first visit since the crushing of the democracy movement. Xi’s trip is an opportunity for the Chinese Communist Party to show its control after the wave of pro-democracy protests that engulfed the city in 2019, prompting Beijing to impose a harsh political crackdown. “During the past period, Hong Kong has experienced more than one serious ordeal and overcome more than one risk and challenge,” the Chinese president said...
