There’s A New Bull In Hong Kong. And Xi Is Cracking Down Harder On Dissent

Hong Kong shares "should" be in a tailspin. After all, Xi Jinping has effectively stripped the city of its autonomy with the imposition of new national security protocols, which allow Beijing to override Hong Kong's legal system in the interest of stamping out subversion and dissent. For many outside observers and local pro-democracy elements, the crackdown sounded the death knell for the city, at least as far as its status as a beacon of free markets and the rule of law. Late last month, the