Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Protests Explained
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If you have been paying any attention to the news, you may have heard of the ongoing unrest in Hong Kong. Since June 2019, pro-democracy protestors have brought large areas of the bustling Chinese territory to a standstill with weekly demonstrations and sit-ins. Among the most disruptive was the August 12 protest at the Hong Kong International Airport. Thousands of dissenters barricaded the airport's passageways with luggage trolleys, metal barriers, and other objects, blocking passengers from boarding and forcing the cancellation of outbound flights for two consecutive days. So what has triggered the widespread discontent against the Beijing government? Read on . . .
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- Mr. Oreo6년 이상Hopefuly HK will stay a democracy.
- brooklyn6년 이상getting bad
- chloe6년 이상I live in HK and bombing is everywhere. Peace out
- NAME DUDE BRO6년 이상I hope China WINS !!!!!!
- Mrs sass pants6년 이상this helped me with my HW assignment
kalikid6년 이상may peace be with us- Kswskii6년 이상Communism is not wanted in HK, but Democracy is HK Ruling
- potatoe6년 이상i hope hong kong stays independent
earthling6년 이상I'm pretty sure this isn't just happening because the people don't understand, it's because China wants to pass a law that gives it authority to send the 19- year old back to Taiwan. What happened on that vacation didn't happen in Hong Kong. They want to do a trial in Taiwan, but if the law passes, the people of Hong Kong believe that China now has the ability to do that to them and they don't want that to happen.
spaghett6년 이상Couldn't have explained it better.
- Hi6년 이상I hope it doesn’t get to bad.......