{"id":214863,"date":"2019-09-04T15:14:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T22:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=214863"},"modified":"2019-09-07T06:53:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-07T13:53:42","slug":"lam-withdraws-extradition-bill-too-little-too-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2019\/09\/lam-withdraws-extradition-bill-too-little-too-late\/","title":{"rendered":"Lam Withdraws Extradition Bill: “Too Little, Too Late”"},"content":{"rendered":"

After three months of ongoing protests in Hong Kong<\/a>, Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced the full withdrawal of the proposed extradition bill. Opposition to the bill first ignited the protest movement, but protesters have since shifted their focus to the subsequent official response and other concerns about China’s infringement of Hong Kong’s political and judicial independence, leading many to conclude that Lam’s action is “too little, too late.”
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