Влияние отдельных нормативно-правовых актов материкового Китая на политическую ситуацию в Гонконге

Abstract

The article's purpose is to assess the response actions taken by the British Empire and the current Chinese government to stop the Hong Kong protests, as well as to identify the "inherited" reasons that contribute to the persistence of protest activity. The author hypothesizes that the difference in the British Empire (before 1997) and the Chinese reactionary actions on public unrest formed the prerequisites for the continuation of protest activity in the region. Comparative, retrospective and normative scientific research methods were used in the article. The author analyzed the British and Chinese reactionary measures to the political demands of the Kowloon Peninsula residents, and also reviewed the law "On National Security in Hong Kong" adopted by mainland China. As a result, he came to the conclusion that the political concessions made by the British Empire during the long colonial period in Hong Kong could have formed among its inhabitants the conviction of the large-scale protests necessity to achieve their political demands. In turn, the current Chinese authorities' actions contradict Hong Kong people's beliefs and cause the rejection of "socialism with Chinese specifics". The article's theoretical significance lies in the identification of Hong Kong resident's specific behavioral attitudes "inherited" from English citizenship, which are one of the reasons for regular protests in the region.