Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers are on the streets once again, facing off with police who are on high alert for the national celebrations.
Celebrations are taking place in cities, towns and villages all over China as citizens gather in a patriotic salute to the 70th birthday of the People's Republic.
Opponents argued this would LET Beijing persecute political dissidents in Hong Kong, which since transitioning from British to Chinese rule in 1997 has existed in a"one country, two systems" balance with the mainland. This gives its residents greater freedoms than their compatriots.Though Chief Executive Carrie Lam eventually withdrew the proposed extradition bill, the move was dismissed by protesters as too little, too late.
, tens of thousands of marchers are taking part in at least five different actions across the city. As of Tuesday morning, clashes with police have already been reported. "It's a case of a not-quite-irresistible force meeting what has proven to be less than an immovable object," deLisle explained. It all"feeds back into their nationalist, nationalistic narrative of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese and the Chinese nation," Ward explained.
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