Si uno le hubiera preguntado a Deng Xiaoping, arquitecto del modelo “un país, dos sistemas”, cómo imaginaba que sería el 20.º aniversario del traspaso, tal vez dijera que ese día los residentes de Hong Kong brindarían por su prosperidad y libertad, y que la dirigencia china, por su parte, estaría dando una exhibición de credibilidad y capacidad de gobierno, que acallaría finalmente al coro de escépticos que dudaban del Partido Comunista de China (PCC) y de la sinceridad de sus promesas a Hong Kong.
If you had asked Deng Xiaoping, the architect of the “one country, two systems” model, what the handover’s 20th anniversary would look like, he might have said that Hong Kong’s residents would be toasting to their prosperity and liberty. China’s leaders, for their part, would be showcasing their credibility and governing capacity, finally quieting the chorus of naysayers who had doubted the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the sincerity of its promises to Hong Kong.