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Protests Continue in Hong Kong, with Large-Scale Demonstration Called for Sunday

Brian Hioe
Protests continue in Hong Kong, with demonstrations continuing to take place Thursday and Friday. Splits are notably opening in the pro-Beijing camp, but it still remains to be seen as to whether the Hong Kong government and Beijing will back down, or instead decide that it is necessary to take harsh measures. A large-scale demonstration has been called for Sunday by the organizers of the demonstration last Sunday, which had over one million participants...
Alex YunEnglishMarch 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements8 min read

After Police Suppression of Occupation, What Next for Efforts to Resist the Extradition Law?

Brian Hioe
The next steps for efforts to resist the extradition law in Hong Kong remain unclear after tonight. Despite the fact that an Umbrella Movement-style occupation formed in the early morning hours on Harcourt Road outside of LegCo, the aggressive police response has at least temporarily cut off the possibility of the movement against the extradition bill taking the form of an occupation. Likewise, the notion of a general strike that would make all of Hong Kong society ground to a halt did not succeed, because the strike was not wide enough...
EnglishJune 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements9 min read

Is the Pro-Beijing Camp Delaying Voting on the Extradition Bill An Attempt at Political Distraction?

Brian Hioe
Hong Kong LegCo president Andrew Leung announced earlier this afternoon that voting on the proposed extradition bill will be delayed until Thursday of next week. It is possible that delaying the vote on the bill is an attempt to reduce the intensity of protests, as a smokescreen or distraction, or even as a feint for a push to rapidly pass the bill. On the other hand, it is possible that splits, or at least the appearance of splits, are appearing in the pro-Beijing camp...
EnglishJune 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

Plans for Protest Actions Coalesce Around Calls for a General Strike in Hong Kong Tomorrow

Brian Hioe
Plans for protest actions against the extradition bill in Hong Kong are coalescing around the notion of a general strike tomorrow, when the bill is scheduled to undergo its second reading in the Legislative Council (LegCo) and be voted upon. Bills which clear voting after the second reading in LegCo usually also undergo a third reading the same day, passing into law afterward...
Alex YunEnglishJune 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements8 min read

Quiet Day in Hong Kong Following Clashes, but Uncertainties Remain About What Is to Come

Brian Hioe
It was a quiet day in Hong Kong today after Sunday’s protests against the Beijing-backed extradition law ended with demonstrators being cleared from around the area by the Legislative Council. Much remains up in the air about what will take place in coming days regarding the extradition law, including that it remains ambiguous as to what form protest in the coming days against the bill will take, if this takes place at all ...
Alex YunEnglishJune 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements9 min read

Visit by Han Kuo-Yu to Beijing Liaison Office Prompts Criticism from Hong Kong, Taiwan Politicians

Brian Hioe
A visit by Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu to Hong Kong has provoked outrage from both Taiwan and Hong Kong politicians. Han is accused of infringing upon both Hong Kong and Taiwan’s sovereignty in directly meeting with Wang Zhimin, the director of Hong Kong’s Beijing Liaison Office, which represents the Chinese government in Hong Kong...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalMarch 20196 min read

Anger Against Hong Kong Chief Executive Following Typhoon Mangkhut

Brian Hioe
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has come under fire for her administration’s handling of Super Typhoon Mangkhut, particularly with regards to a failure to declare the day off for residents of Hong Kong. Mangkhut, the world’s strongest storm in 2018 to date, battered Hong Kong this weekend, injuring over 100 and causing damage to property and infrastructure in Hong Kong...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20186 min read