This move has dented international credibility of China, already the world’s second largest economy, which has pledged to be a more responsible rising power in the world stage. If Beijing can so easily break its promise for Hong Kong, then the rest of the world must ponder whether the Chinese government will live up to other international commitments.
The powers that the framers of the Constitution felt existed and were expected to be held by the national government due to historical precedence and common practice were called inherent.
