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sitive periods in Hong Kong, leading some to accuse Beijing of<br />

using the exercises to pressure Hong Kong citizens.<br />

• China’s efforts to exert influence over Hong Kong in ways that<br />

undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy under the Basic Law reflect<br />

a broader pattern of reliance on tools of pressure and coercion—<br />

rather than norms, laws, and agreements—to advance its interests<br />

vis-à-vis its neighbors. This pattern is also evident in China’s<br />

relations with Taiwan and its recent behavior in the South<br />

China Sea.<br />

• Hong Kong’s standing as a global financial hub has significant<br />

economic implications for the United States, as U.S. trade and<br />

investment ties with Hong Kong are substantial. Nonetheless,<br />

some observers in Hong Kong are beginning to question its future<br />

as a global financial center due to the deterioration of the<br />

‘‘one country, two systems’’ framework resulting in large part<br />

from the booksellers incident over the past year.<br />

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