Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Protests Explained

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Almost a million Hong Kong residents took to the streets on June 9, 2019, to protest against the government's proposed extradition bill (Credit: Hf9631 /CC BY-SA 4.0 /Creativecommons.org)

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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  • japan6년 이상
    this is not good
    • dariwaga-156701103503
      dariwaga-1567011035036년 이상
      cool
    • john6년 이상
      yah hong kong
      • ME6년 이상
        These protests are getting OUT OF CONTROL. Not to mention the violent retaliations?
        • mnd6년 이상
          why do people even protest
          • ME6년 이상
            These protests are SO out of control. Why can't we just live in peace? Why do we need all this violence?
            • fffafsfsdfsdfsd6년 이상
              amazing
              • asaa6년 이상
                amazing
                • k1339991
                  k13399916년 이상
                  This world should just live in peace. :) BE happy for what you have.
                  • Gymnastic girl 6년 이상
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