See, inpastdecades, HongKongthrivedandrosetobecomeoneofAsia's financialpowerhouses, ultimatelybecoming a hubforwesterncompanieslookingtodobusinessinChina.
In 2017, theChineseForeignMinistrydeclaredtheSino-BritishJointDeclarationnolongerhadanysignificance, thoughitwasunclearwhethertheattackwasonBritishinvolvementinHongKongorthecoreprinciplesinthedocument.