China bans Hong Kong pro-democracy politicians from office
China banned two pro-independence leaders, Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus Leung from participating in the parliament of Hong Kong, which is Chinese-claimed territory. Yau and Leung had earlier refused to declare allegiance to China during their swearing-in ceremony while carrying flags reading, 'Hong Kong is not China'. The ban is reportedly China's most direct intervention in Hong Kong's legal system.