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Hong Kong Protests 2014
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October 2, 2014
Western media says Hong Kong protests are "clean and orderly." Is that racist?
There's more nuance to what's going on in Hong Kong that initially meets the eye.
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October 2, 2014
The worst thing Obama could do for Hong Kong's protests is support them
The US is staying pretty quiet on the protests. That's probably a good thing.
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October 1, 2014
The single biggest misconception Americans have about China
Understanding it is crucial for understanding the protests in Hong Kong and how China will respond to them.
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September 30, 2014
Video: Drone footage shows the incredible size of the Hong Kong protests
A unique perspective on the the protests taking place in Hong Kong.
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September 30, 2014
As Hong Kong protests, China's biggest newspaper is covering pigeon "anal security checks"
The People's Daily sent out a very strange tweet.
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September 30, 2014
The risk of a Tiananmen-style massacre in Hong Kong is remote. But it's not zero.
That fear is already driving events in Hong Kong — but under what circumstances would it actually happen?
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September 29, 2014
A fantastic interactive timeline of tweets about the Hong Kong protests
Twitter's data team has created a unique interactive charting the timeline of the Hong Kong protests.
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September 29, 2014
How umbrellas became the symbol of the Hong Kong protests
How Hong Kong's weather patterns produced a protest movement icon.
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September 29, 2014
The anger behind the Hong Kong uprising, in one chart
Trust in Hong Kong's arrangement with Beijing about democracy is collapsing.
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September 29, 2014
The protests in Hong Kong, explained in 2 minutes
Pro-democracy protests are common in Hong Kong, but they've never been met with the kind of police response that came down on demonstrators in recent days.
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September 29, 2014
The hidden history of protest in China and Hong Kong
To understand the protests sweeping Hong Kong, you need to understand the important role protest movements in China have played in modern Chinese history. We asked a historian of protest in China to break it down.
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September 29, 2014
A China expert explains what Hong Kong's protests mean for China
These tweets from Patrick Chovanec put Hong Kong's events into crucial context.
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September 28, 2014
This video of Hong Kong protests getting teargassed is surprisingly scary
This should give you a sense for why people in Hong Kong are so outraged.
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September 28, 2014
China's decision to expel journalists to Hong Kong is now blowing up in its face
The city is full of great reporters — many of them understandably skeptical of China's promises.
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September 28, 2014
Hong Kong's unprecedented protests and police crackdown, explained
The events in Hong Kong right now are a fight for its future.
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September 28, 2014
10 dramatic photos that show the protests and crackdown in Hong Kong
Demonstrators were tear gassed on Sunday.