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China’s Xi visits changed Hong Kong for handover anniversary

China's President Xi Jinping arrives for the upcoming handover anniversary by train in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Xi has arrived in Hong Kong ahead of the 25th anniversary of the British handover and after a two-year transformation bringing the city more tightly under Communist Party control. It is Xi’s first trip outside of mainland China in nearly 2 ½ years. (Selim Chtayti/Pool Photo via AP) China's President Xi Jinping delivers a speech after arriving for the upcoming handover anniversary by train in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Xi has arrived in Hong Kong ahead of the 25th anniversary of the British handover and after a two-year transformation bringing the city more tightly under Communist Party control. (Selim Chtayti/Pool Photo via AP) Police officers stand guard outside the high speed train station for the Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) A cat crosses a road as police officers stand guard outside the high speed train station for the Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Students wearing face masks attend a Chinese national flag raising ceremony during at a secondary school to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Police officers patrol outside the high speed train station for the Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Police officers patrol outside the high speed train station for the Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
China’s Xi visits changed Hong Kong for handover anniversary