Lessons from China’s crackdown on Hong Kong
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, five years after Hong Kong was swept by pro-democracy protests, we travel to the city to examine its future
Chinese tanks didn’t roll into Hong Kong when it was gripped by huge pro-democracy protests five years ago. Instead, the government bided its time. But when the world’s attention was elsewhere, the punishments began.
From prominent politicians to teenage protesters, scores of people have been jailed for crimes that resemble little more than the ordinary business of democratic politics. Their fate speaks to the crushing power of China’s security state and sends a strong message to places like Taiwan.
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