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Why Hong Kong Is Still Protesting

Why Hong Kong Is Still Protesting

FromThe Daily


Why Hong Kong Is Still Protesting

FromThe Daily

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jun 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In Hong Kong, hundreds of thousands remain in the streets, even after city officials said they would suspend the contentious extradition bill that prompted the demonstrations in the first place. We look at why the protesters still don’t trust their government. Guest: Austin Ramzy, who covers Hong Kong for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: If the shelving of the extradition bill and an apology from Hong Kong’s leader were aimed at mollifying the protesters, the measures seem to have had the opposite effect.The bill’s suspension is China’s biggest concession to public pressure in President Xi Jinping’s nearly seven years as leader of the country.Here are photographs of the protests, which are some of the largest in the history of Hong Kong.
Released:
Jun 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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