China's President Xi Jinping said his government had acted "for the good of Hong Kong" and defended imposing a new "patriots only" elections system on the Asian financial hub during a visit to the city Friday.
Driving the news: Xi was in Hong Kong to mark the 25th anniversary of the former British colony's return to China as a semi-autonomous region and to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the city's new Chinese government-vetted Chief Executive John Lee, who helped lead the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 2019.
