As discussed in class, protests have been occurring in Hong Kong over a controversial legislation that would send criminals back to mainland China for their trial. This is deeply based on how China operates on a non-democratic agenda compared to Hong Kong which could lead to unfair trials. The protests have remained relatively peaceful for the past 2 months, but Saturday ruined that streak with local police using tear gas on protesters who blocked roadways and tore down smart street lamps. It is amazing that such a large scale protest has remained peaceful for that long, as if something to this size happened in the U.S it would have gotten violent weeks ago.
posted by Jared Weaver
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/24/754000173/violence-returns-to-hong-kong-as-police-fire-tear-gas-and-protesters-fight-back
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