21 min listen
A Borrowed Time
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Oct 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Over the past six months, demonstrations in Hong Kong have increasingly become more violent and more determined. What started out as a protest against a proposed extradition law has now become a call for China to recognize Hong Kong's semi-autonomy. But what is at the root of this tumultuous relationship between Hong Kong and China? This week, how Hong Kong became one of the most important, and most contested, cities in the world.
Released:
Oct 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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