Why Is Hong Kong Protesting Against China?
Thousands of protesters in Hong Kong have gained widespread attention in their response to recent electoral changes imposed by the Chinese Government. What exactly are these changes, and how...
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Protests are fairly common in Hong Kong and they’re usually handled peacefully by law enforcement. That is until this past week, when police showed up in military gear and used tear gas on a protest group called Occupy Central. A move that is being seen by some as a clear sign that China and Hong Kong's pro-China chief executive are changing their tune on civil unrest. So, why is the Chinese government more aggressively cracking down now and what is really happening in Hong Kong? Well, Hong Kong was under British rule until 1997, when the city was handed back over to the Chinese. That came with some caveats designed to establish Hong Kong as a “Special Administrative Region” of China with more self-representation, democracy and freedom than other r...
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Protests are fairly common in Hong Kong and they’re usually handled peacefully by law enforcement. That is until this past week, when police showed up in military gear and used tear gas on a protest group called Occupy Central. A move that is being seen by some as a clear sign that China and Hong Kong's pro-China chief executive are changing their tune on civil unrest. So, why is the Chinese government more aggressively cracking down now and what is really happening in Hong Kong? Well, Hong Kong was under British rule until 1997, when the city was handed back over to the Chinese. That came with some caveats designed to establish Hong Kong as a “Special Administrative Region” of China with more self-representation, democracy and freedom than other r...
