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Will Hong Kong End Like Tiananmen Square?

As violent protests continue, how will Xi Jinping respond?

by James Gorrie

How will the Hong Kong protests turn out? The situation there remains fluid and unpredictable.

Should the estimated two million protesters call the postponement of the debate on the Beijing-backed extradition bill a victory and go home?

The extradition bill is the Beijing-imposed Article 23 National Security Law, would have enabled the Chinese Communists Party (CCP) to capture suspects and take them to Beijing for trial. But now that the protesters have won that battle, what’s next?

Could the protesters even stop the momentum of the movement if they wanted to do so? Maybe. But even if they could, at this point that seems unlikely to happen.

The Protest Is Evolving

Now into the seventh week of the protest, violence is escalating and protesters are calling for “an end to police brutality,” with placards about an “Independent Inquiry For Rule of Law.”

That’s laudable, but they’re not likely to get support from the government. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, very publicly bowed toward Beijing when she described the protesters as “stubborn children.”

That’s not a good sign for the near future. ...

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