The significance of Hong Kong’s legislative election

香港立法选举的重要性

World Today

2025-12-08

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① Hong Kong has completed its election of the eighth-term Legislative Council. As the city is in a difficult period after a deadly apartment fire, what’s the significance of the election? (00:54) ② The Trump administration says it aims to prevent conflict with China over the Taiwan question in a new National Security Strategy document. Is this a sign that the current US administration is more realistic in its China policy? (14:43) ③ Why are Japan’s repeated moves to interfere with China’s naval exercises in the East China Sea dangerous? (24:49) ④ What has made the OECD raise its 2025 forecast for China’s economic growth? (35:47) ⑤ Why have downloads of Xiaohongshu surged in Taiwan after the island’s DPP authorities announced restriction of the social networking app? (46:17)
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  • Hello and welcome to World Today.

  • I'm Ding Heng in Beijing.

  • Coming up, Hong Kong completes its election of the Ace Term Legislative Council.

  • U.S.

  • Defense Chief Peter Hexas claims now trying to strangle China's growth,

  • nor change the status quo over Taiwan.

  • China accuses Japan of interfering with the PLA Navy's training operations.

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  • First up, Our 20 members of Hong Kong's eighth term legislative council have been elected.

  • They include 40 chosen by the election committee,

  • 30 elected by functional constituencies,

  • and 20 by geographical constituencies through direct elections.

  • They will begin a four-year term in January.

  • The central government has congratulated the SAR on this election.

  • The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council says the election was an important achievement in the development of high-quality democracy in line with the one-country-two-systems policy.