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The Hong Kong National Security Law and the Changing Character of Rule in the China–Hong Kong Relationship

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  • AleÅ¡ Karmazin

    (Department of Asian Studies, Metropolitan University Prague (MUP), Praha, Czech Republic. ales.karmazin@mup.cz; ales.karmazin@gmail.com)

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I discuss changes in the character and mechanisms of rule in the China–Hong Kong relationship after the promulgation of the Hong Kong National Security Law (HKNSL). I focus on the broader impacts of this particular legal norm on political order. By building on institutionalist theories of direct and indirect rule, I argue that HKNSL and the following changes brought about a compounded (amalgamated) type of rule of China over Hong Kong. It is based on a blend of aspects and mechanisms that do not account for direct governance in the full sense but utilise some elements of it. The post-HKNSL situation entangles new ruling mechanisms with those that had existed previously but were updated and strengthened in the post-HKNSL aftermath.

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  • AleÅ¡ Karmazin, 2023. "The Hong Kong National Security Law and the Changing Character of Rule in the China–Hong Kong Relationship," China Report, , vol. 59(1), pages 25-39, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:chnrpt:v:59:y:2023:i:1:p:25-39
    DOI: 10.1177/00094455231155205
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