Demonstrators attend a protest to demand authorities scrap a proposed extradition bill with China, in Hong Kong, China June 9, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Foreign Policy: Are Hong Kong’s Protests Dying Down?
While turnout has declined, the demonstrators’ sentiment remains.
After more than 100 days of protest, turnout for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstrations appears to be declining, at least for the moment. That is in part a result of systematic closures of the city’s subway system to restrict protest numbers and in part a natural drop after months of mobilization. Anger, especially toward the police, remains entrenched: There have been persistent rumors of cover-ups of killings by police.
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WNU Editor: The protests numbers may be down, but the sentiment is definitely still there. It would not take much for the situation to explode again.
2 comments:
Spraying the protestors with a blue stain for ease of recognition later might have had something to do with declining attendance. Also loss of a school year can be quite significant in that community.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3DqeIUz-8Y
It's a win for the protesters. The law was withdrawn. And Beijing did well. No excessive force was used. See it ain't that hard, my dear Chinese friends :) we'll all get along eventually hehe. .but u still owe us a few trillion in theft. We'd like to get that back, thank you
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