If you are looking to understand the protests in Hong Kong, here's an excellent and detailed article about the whole shebang.
In 2019, it's no longer safe to assume that protesters are organic. It's also not safe to assume that all civil unrest is stirred up by a Western government. Here's the background on those protests in Hong Kong.
I learned a lot from this article and think you will get a lot out of it too. Do you have other insights into these protests? Please let us know what you think in the comments on the article.
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