Carrie Lam: Hong Kong's divisive leader now sanctioned by US
Carrie Lam vowed to heal divisions when she became Hong Kong's leader, but her tenure has been marred by massive democracy protests and a crackdown by Beijing that prompted the United States to sanction her. Hong Kong's leaders are instead chosen by a 1,200-strong committee stacked with Beijing loyalists, and Lam secured 777 votes. Fast forward three years and Hong Kong is more divided than at any time in living memory after months of huge and often violent democracy protests last year.