China
Grammar Matters: Did China Really Declare that the Entire Sino-UK Joint Declaration is “Not At All Binding”? Maybe Not.
Julian Ku Mon, Jul 3, 2017, 10:00 AM
Last Friday, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) made global headlines with his remarks on how the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration was a “historical document” that “no longer has any practical significance” and that is “not at all binding for” the Chinese government’s management of Hong Kong.