Someone, please tell Jeremy Hunt: Britain no longer rules the waves | Simon Jenkins

He prefers to inflate his Tory leadership chances than face the truth about Britain’s lack of influence in Hong Kong

It was June 1997 and I was standing in the crowd on Hong Kong’s waterfront in torrential rain. A sad bugle played as the flag was lowered, and the royal yacht Britannia carried the Prince of Wales out to sea – and Britain out of its last Asian colony. We all had one thought. Thank goodness that’s over. Hong Kong’s last governor, Chris Patten, left what China clearly saw as a mes...