Hong Kong: the storm before the crackdown?

After achieving concessions through mostly peaceful means, Hong Kong's protests have turned violent, which only plays into Beijing's hands.

Nearly two million people hit the streets of Hong Kong in peaceful protest on June 16 to protest a controversial bill. But since the bill’s withdrawal, the narrative has evolved from one of freedom versus tyranny into one of order versus chaos, and the question of who’s instigating the recent escalation of violence has become a little murky, writes Lisa Van Dusen. Flickr photograph by Etan Liam

Opinion

BY LISA VAN DUSEN

August 7, 2019

The images from Hong Kong last Friday night made an indisputable statement. Tens of thousands of civil servants—generally not a societal subset k...

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