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China’s New Old Financial Capital

A stock-exchange deal shows Hong Kong’s advantage over Shanghai.

Hong Kong’s democracy protests are often said to be futile because the city is no longer China’s golden goose, protected from Beijing’s wrath by its economic importance. But Monday’s big news shows that things aren’t so simple: The opening of a “through train” between the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges confirms that Hong Kong remains China’s financial capital.

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