'It's not about the money': What Beijing doesn't get about Hong Kong protesters
by Alice Su, Los Angeles Times
Oct 10, 2019
4 minutes
BEIJING - Chinese state media released a video this month that was directed at Hong Kong youth and titled: "Shenzhen's success could be yours too."
It features old and new shots of the mainland city located just across the border from Hong Kong, set to a triumphant chorus celebrating its transformation over the last three decades from a collection of fishing villages into a metropolis of shiny new skyscrapers.
"When you are on the right track, positive changes will occur," says a caption.
The video appeared on China's National Day, as tens of thousands of protesters were marching in Hong Kong, burning celebratory banners and hoisting up signs condemning the
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