As the Chinese regime celebrated its national day on Oct. 1, overseas dissidents drew attention to the communist party’s ongoing suppression of freedoms and human rights. Meanwhile, authorities across the country, including Hong Kong, put police on the streets to stamp out petitioners and protestors, as is usual practice ahead of important events. As a Thursday evening reception in Beijing, China’s Premier Li Keqiang praised the regime’s performance over past year under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and “urged efforts to fully and faithfully implement the principles of ‘One country, two systems’” in Hong Kong, according to state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). “One country, two systems,” is the framework under which the CCP pledged to govern Hong Kong when the city reverted from British to Chinese rule in 1997. The regime had promised to permit freedoms and autonomy to the city not found in the mainland. …