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A helmeted head is blurry in the foreground, behind it, a line of protesters on a balcony
Global Politics
The problem with offers of citizenship to those fleeing Hong Kong
S3 E5 (The Wrong Apocalypse) – Democracy! (Yawn)
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Pro-democracy demonstrators take part in a lunchtime protest against the national security law, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, July 6, 2020.
Social media companies pause govt requests for user data from Hong Kong
A young woman writing on a notepad
Global Nation Education
I am from Hong Kong, not China
A man stands in the middle of Grand Central Terminal as he speaks on a cell phone.
If you get a robocall in Mandarin, just hang up
Arts, Culture & Media
Hong Kong Cinema
Arts, Culture & Media
Hong Kong Cinema
Arts, Culture & Media
Five Things You Had to See Online This Week
Student leader Joshua Wong (C) greets candidate Nathan Law (2nd R) as supporters share their joy after Law won in the Legislative Council election in Hong Kong, China September 5, 2016.
Global Politics
Hong Kong’s anti-China activists are celebrating their victory
A campaigner carries a former colonial Hong Kong flag during a Hong Kong-UK reunification demonstration outside the British Consulate in Hong Kong on July 1, 2016, the 19th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese sovereignty from British rule.
Global Politics
There’s a movement to turn Hong Kong back into a British colony
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying looks on as he meets journalists in Hong Kong.
Technology
Facebook’s new ‘angry’ emoji has become a powerful weapon for Hong Kong activists
Protesters stand on a bridge as they block the main street to the financial Central district outside of the government headquarters building in Hong Kong on September 30, 2014.
Global Politics
In central Hong Kong, the protest movement keeps growing
A protester throws an umbrella at riot police as fellow demonstrators blocked the main street to the central financial district outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 29, 2014.
Justice
Peaceful protests in Hong Kong become violent clashes with police
A participant in the inaugural Shanghai International Debate Open 2014. Motions ranged from whether police should bear arms to whether ransoms should be paid to terrorists for the release of hostages.
Culture
Parliamentary-style debates take off in China — even if some topics are off limits