{"id":196865,"date":"2021-06-08T16:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T16:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2021\/06\/beijings-tried-and-tested-plan-to-hollow-out-hong-kongs-legislature\/"},"modified":"2021-06-08T16:53:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T16:53:00","slug":"beijings-tried-and-tested-plan-to-hollow-out-hong-kongs-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/06\/08\/beijings-tried-and-tested-plan-to-hollow-out-hong-kongs-legislature\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing\u2019s Tried-and-Tested Plan to Hollow out Hong Kong\u2019s legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"The PRC has a long history of remaking institutions, but keeping up the language and appearance of the past.\n