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Hong Kong
Looking Back, Moving Forward: 2014 Year in Review
The year 2014 saw pro-democracy protests spanning 75 days from Hong Kong to the Black Lives Matter movement in the US.
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What’s Really Going On in Hong Kong?
The discontent is rooted in the massive social inequality in Hong Kong - one of the world's major financial centers - and the growing lack of opportunity for its …
Demanding Local Power From Hong Kong to New York
Decentralized power, electoral transparency, local decision making about local concerns: are those Hong Kong's demands or ours?
Hong Kong Protests Carefully Choreographed, Not Spontaneous
Tiananmen analogies are a barrier to understanding what's really going on in Hong Kong says Peter Lee, Journalist for the Asia Times Online.
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Hong Kong: Now the Hard Part, Kick US Out, Build National Consensus
Now that the US has been exposed, it needs to be removed.
Generation ’97 Drives Struggle for Identity and Fairness in Hong Kong
Completely unnoticed by pundits on recent protests is a major demographic shift in Hong Kong’s population, which is redefining the issues that motivate the younger generation.
What’s Driving Hong Kong’s Uprisings?
Hong Kong-based Attorney Robert Lee talks about the economic and political history at the center of ongoing protests.
Acute Economic Inequality Underlies “Occupy Central” Protests in Hong Kong
Assistant professor Eli Friedman from Cornell University says working-class and union participation has increased in subsequent occupations.
Umbrella Revolution: Hong Kong’s Biggest Protests in Decades Challenge China on Political Freedom
Hong Kong is facing its biggest political unrest in decades as tens of thousands of protesters defy a police crackdown to demand greater freedom from China.
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Hong Kong’s Occupy Central Pushes for “Genuine Democracy“
Hundreds are set to occupy Hong Kong's government and financial district to push for "genuine democracy."