The people of Hong Kong are protesting in record-breaking numbers.
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Correction at 7:48: The protester says “They are not doing this for themselves, but for the future of Hong Kong.”
Hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers have taken to the streets to protest a controversial extradition bill that could send Hong Kong residents to mainland China to be tried in court. Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, says the bill is meant to prevent Hong Kong from becoming a safe haven for fugitives. But its opponents fear that Hong Kong would be exposed to China’s flawed judicial system, which would lead to further erasure of the city’s judicial independence.
At first Lam was determined to move forward with the bill. But after a series of massive protests, she announced she would “indefinitely suspend” the bill. But protesters aren’t accepting the suspension, and have started demanding its complete withdrawal. They’ve also begun calling for Lam’s resignation.
But this rise in tensions is about a lot more than a bill. To understand why this bill hits a nerve with Hongkongers, it’s important to understand Hong Kong’s relationship with China – and exactly how the bill would tip the scales in China’s favor.
Watch this video to understand the news coming out of Hong Kong and the history that led up to this moment.
For more watch Episode one of our Vox Borders Hong Kong episodes here:
And for even more context on Hong Kong’s history with Britain you can watch another one of our Vox Borders Hong Kong episodes here:
If you want to get real nerdy you can read Hong Kong’s Basic Law (their mini Constitution) here:
You can also read the Sino-British Joint Declaration that defined Hong Kong when the British handed it back to China in 1997 here:
And the extradition law introduced in Hong Kong that has sparked massive protests here:
Here is a piece reported by the New York Times on the latest from Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s leader:
Here are some additional resources regarding Hong Kong’s democracy and political make-up:
And finally, you can also find our latest articles covering the most recent developments here:
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UPDATE 8/22/19: Last weekend saw the largest peaceful march in Hong Kong since the start of the protests. Organizers say roughly 1.7 million people marched on the streets of Hong Kong.
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China is ASSHOE
Hong Kong is basically the California of China.
Wait, are they writing a history book about the 21st Century?
YouTube algorithm got me here after Nathan Rich's video. And SURPRISE it's full of anti China biases. Starting from "China lost a series of wars…." How about Hong Kong was kidnapped from China for 99 years? Get your facts right first please.
Seems Hong Kong is too small to fight against China, sooner or later China will encroach it
I hope China invades HK…
"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our problem"
-Charlie chaplin
Long love HONG KONG…kick out China from world map china is a curse for this world
this makes me A N G E R Y
And all this started with a Murder….. how this history begun is just cheap,
… and even if we failed, history would say they did put a fight.
NO! history would be twisted by china 😔
Welp. Corona sure shut the protests down. Who thinks this a little convenient? Have we heard one peep about Hong Kong since.
China is very worst country in world 😡
China: give HK the best we have
HK: no. i love my foreign dad
Hong Kong is a part of China and some rioters are destroying this beautiful place
Only want to clear them?? A virus.
China is asshoe
认清形势，放弃幻想，准备战斗。
Give Hong Kong the Coronavirus lol
Hong Kong have to beg the white man for help lol
Hong Kong is no more. It’s China now lol
Raise a glass to freedom. Something they can never take away. No matter what they tell you. Raise a glass to all of us. Tomorrow there’ll be more of us. Telling the story of tonight. -hamilton an American musical
无论是从播报的言语还是所用的图片素材，无不带着对中国的偏见。你客观报道阐述事实就行，何必带着偏见去刻意带歪观众呢？
Five demands, Not one less!
Imagine being the person starting this.. He must be very proud of himself.
Another color revelution. Too bad
Free hongkong
Are you sure there is no democracy and freedom in China? Have you ever been to China? How much do you know about China? And that you say china government arrest people who are not happy with the government ? Why I and my friends can live normal life in China?if we use your western ideas, China would have collapsed long ago…Through this COVID-19 event，I think our chinese goverment is much more responsible and powerful than you western goverment. As a chinese, I love China and our goverment
Bruh if you listen closely in English you think it would sound in the beginning
"What do you want!"
"Roux!"
Don't stop till you're free from China's oppression
Porque sera que los noticieros no hablan de esto?
Thank god am in India 🇮🇳
They are not pro democracy, they are pro independence
有没有香港的暴徒呀？？你们开不开心呀？？
Hope Corona wipe out China
Tolerance does not mean laissez-faire, a country must be built on the premise of peace and tranquility to develop for a long time.
In 2020 protests are less serious but still scares the f*** out of me
홍콩은 무료로 해줍니다
How is this freedom really? These people are just controlled by Americans.
Freedom is not free
Free Hong Kong
Looking back, the Chinese government seems to have intension to enact the legislation of Article 23. We are agreeing it.
China can't be trusted
The rest of the world needs to turn against china and russia and remove them from existence