Call to end Chinese Communist Party rule does not mean ‘overthrowing’ gov’t, Hong Kong lawyer tells subversion trial

Calling for an end to the rule of China’s ruling party does not mean “overthrowing” its government and state organs, a Hong Kong court has heard during the national security trial of Tiananmen vigil activists. The court on Wednesday continued to hear submissions from Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, both former leaders of the now-disbanded […]

By Hans Tse