Sky and Peacock are forging a TV adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s The Day of the Jackal with Top Boy showrunner Ronan Bennett attached.
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The violent scenes, captured in video footage now shared from behind both sides of the ornate metal fences of the Chinese consulate in Manchester, are clear to see and unequivocal. What's less obvious, perhaps, to many observers are the politics and feelings behind them.
Hong Kong, a former British colony, was handed over to China by the British Government and fell under its rule in 1997 after diplomatic talks first began some 15 years earlier.
Under what was called at the time a 'one country, two systems' formula, Hong Kong became part of a communist-led country, albeit with autonomy over its economy and democratic politics.
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In 2020, China's ceremonial legislature, the National People's Congress, endorsed a security law for Hong Kong that strained relations with the UK and Hongkongers. The law altered the territory's mini-constitution, or Basic Law, to require Hong Kong's government to enforce measures which would be decided later by Chinese leaders.
Critics said the law eroded the 'one country, two systems' framework put in place that promised Hong Kong freedoms not found in mainland China for 50 years. The law led to the authorities arresting pro-democracy campaigners, together with reported changes to voting rights and to freedoms around free speech and the press enjoyed in the UK.
It followed years of perceived interference on the part of China in Hong Kong affairs, with protest marches taking place over new policies and planned laws and regulations.
UK police are not normally allowed to enter consulate grounds, like the Chinese Consulate in Rusholme, without permission. The properties fall under UK law,
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