China <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong" id="mwAh8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Handover of Hong Kong">resumes sovereignty</a> over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonialism" id="mwAiA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Colonialism">colonial</a> rule.  The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair" id="mwAiE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_III_of_the_United_Kingdom" id="mwAiI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Charles III of the United Kingdom">Charles, Prince of Wales</a>, Chinese President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Zemin" id="mwAiM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Jiang Zemin">Jiang Zemin</a> and U.S. Secretary of State <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Albright" id="mwAiQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Madeleine Albright">Madeleine Albright</a>.