Category Archives: Hong Kong Democracy

Why Hong Kong matters

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Could mainland China not seek eventual convergence towards a democratic system, respectful of the full gamut of human rights? That actually is what the happenings in Hong Kong now are about.
The flag of Hong Kong suspended over protesters
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Hong Kong Protests Lead to Censorship on WeChat

8:14 pm HKT Oct 3, 2014 LAW & POLITICS

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A ChinaFile Conversation:Is This the End of Hong Kong As We Know It?

NICHOLAS BEQUELIN, SEBASTIAN VEG, DAVID SCHLESINGER, FU HUALING, WONG HOW MAN 10.01.14

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BBC trending: Hong Kong’s ‘off-grid’ protesters

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Images of Hong Kong’s protests are being suppressed on the internet in mainland China, and 100,000 people in Hong Kong have joined a new social network that operates “off-the-grid”. Continue reading

Hong Kong protests hit China’s National Day: Live Report

AFP By Jerome Taylor and AFP reporters in Hong Kong
Hong Kong (AFP) – 07:38 GMT – ‘We are not Tibet or Xinjiang’ – Edward Chin, a financier and prominent Occupy organiser, is in bullish mood today. He’s been speaking to AFP reporter Annabel Symington and believes the police know violence would lead to a backlash from the Hong Kong public. Continue reading

Record censorship of China’s social media as references to Hong Kong protests blocked

PUBLISHED : Monday, 29 September, 2014, 2:09pm

UPDATED : Monday, 29 September, 2014, 6:14pm
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Not Even China’s Great Firewall Can Shut Out News About Hong Kong’s Democracy Protests

By Christina Larson September 29, 2014

0929-firewall-Hong-Kong-970-630x420Riot police disperse demonstrators with tear gas during a protest near central government offices in Hong Kong on Sept. 28
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Censors in China keep mainlanders in dark about Hong Kong protests

While the world watches tense protests in Hong Kong, many mainland citizens in China will not be able to see the unrest because of Chinese censorship.

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