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EPISODE · Sep 19, 2019 · 25 MIN

How the Hong Kong Protests Look from Beijing

from The World Unpacked · host Jen Psaki, Steven Lee Myers

Hong Kong has been in turmoil for months, as residents in their millions continue to take to the streets. What started as a protest against an extradition bill has grown into a full blown movement for democracy. As the protests have grown, the central government has deployed disinformation strategies to shape public perception of what's happening on the ground, and has accused the United States of fomenting the unrest. How have the protests changed since they started this summer? How has the Chinese government's response evolved? And how do ordinary people in Beijing think about the protests? Jen talks to Steven Lee Myers of the New York Times, who has been reporting from the ground in both Hong Kong and Beijing, about what might change Beijing's calculations in the future.

Jen talks to Steven Lee Myers about how the Chinese government's response to the protests in Hong Kong have evolved as the protests have grown.

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