UPDATE 8/22/19: Last weekend saw the largest peaceful march in Hong Kong since the start of the protests. Organizers say roughly 1.7 million people marched on the streets of Hong Kong. Vox's daily podcast, Today, Explained, breaks down the situation and its most recent developments: 👉 Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3pXx5SXzXwJxnf4A5pWN2A 👉 Listen on Apple Podcasts: applepodcasts.com/todayexplained 👉 Listen on Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/today-explained/e/63398553
I'm disgusted at the constant use of peaceful protest as if any other form is bad? Amerikkka along with most countries advancements were the direct result of the most violent protests
@someone I'm digest your perspective. What I'm saying is the narrative and coded language that is being used on a global scale is very manipulating and is deliberate. Obviously, if "we the people " aren't prepared with mind , body, soul accompanied by resources, military forces etc violent protest may be futile however on the other hand it's a very normal response and it's human. We are always being told to be peaceful yet it's to keep us tamed. Peace isn't the answer
Also TH-cam has blocked at least 210 accounts this week trying to influence Hong Kong's political situation. Google, owner of the video service, announced on Thursday evening that channels have been found that "coordinated" video uploads against Hong Kong protests. According to Google, the people behind these accounts used different methods to remain anonymous. "Other activities that are often associated with coordinated influencing campaigns" were also discovered. Who is behind the accounts and what was shown on the videos was not disclosed. Twitter and Facebook According to Google, the videos were related to what was seen on Twitter and Facebook. Earlier this week, these social media accounts were also being used to attempt to spread disagreement over the protests. Twitter blocked more than nine hundred accounts that "undermine the legitimacy and political position of the protest movement." According to the social medium, the action was supported by Beijing. nformation was distributed on Twitter in which Hong Kong demonstrators were portrayed as criminals and the image was drawn that the demonstrators were not representative of the population. Facebook, after being tipped by Twitter, deleted five accounts, seven pages and three Facebook groups. NRC
Seeing how small catalunya is to the rest of Spain gives me anxiety Seeing how small California is to the rest of US gives me anxiety Seeing how small is scottland is to the rest of UK gives me anxiety
@CHU Yan Yick Lucas朱恩懌 You may not have, but several leaders have admitted that they have accepted the support from NED, which belongs to CIA. Of course, the Trump administration cut off the funds after the promulgation of the National Security Law.
@CHU Yan Yick Lucas朱恩懌 So tell me, what is unfair. Slicing cops throat is not violence? Cancel the extradition bill for the murderer? Try to be more reasonable man. HK is still under Chinese sovereignty, and there will be only 30 years left for you guys have more privilege than us.
However, the truth is that, through the historical events and records, African Americans, even as slaves, have always been carrying a spirit of manhood.
Hundreds of thousands? The one day at TWO MILLION people protesting. Total population: 7 million. 2 in 7 people were out protesting. This is unprecedented percentage of a population protesting.
there is no doubt in my mind that there were 2 million protestors on 6/16. i was there, and i walked at least 3 km, across 4 districts (quarry bay > admiralty/police headquarters). every inch i walked and saw were completely packed with people. and yet, we parted like the red sea when emergency aid was needed, eg. first aid workers or an ambulance needed to pass through, we gave them space to get there and to do their work.
orionh3000 No way. At the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series parade in Chicago there was 5 million people (7th largest gathering of humans in known history) and this protest in Hong Kong looks to be at least 1-2 million.
25 cm But those were a year ago... update would be great covering subway suspension, airline crews fired, banker quitting, safety and privacy in border, surveillance cam, triad, undercover, casualty.. wow it wouldnt be easy. before that the economist got newer video and qa session too.
That one lady they interviewed made me smile. She's so different from so many older people today. She knows that she won't be around when Hong Kong becomes a full-on part of China, but she still cares for the future of her fellow, younger Hong Kongers.
she's claudia mo, a former prominent pro-democracy legislator in legco. as of now (dec 2021) she is one of the 55 activists still detained under the national security law back in jan 2021 :(
Who says it was not a government operation to provide a reason for new laws? If a man murders someone you LOCK HIM UP, no matter where the murder happened. If he murdered her on the North pole or on the moon... all Hong Kong government had to do is put him in prison. This whole extradition to Taiwan(!) law is a JOKE. Taiwan...😁😂🤣
I think this has been going on years even before that.....Hong Kong just doesn't want to be part of China cuz I already know that they're going to lose all the rights...
Brave Concepts this is where geopilitics comes into play. It very easy to function and reign into your own country, make laws as much as you want and get away with your policies. But it's rather complex and difficult to do away with international relations and economic restrictions when you need to maintain economy and power internationally.
James Cheung Please upload that clip of pro-China legislators confirming HK govt is colluded to push forward your claimed hidden agenda for affirmation, I’m not pro-China but only a free soul, For sure I disrespect those who fabricate stories irresponsibly and start a demagogy just to bring more hate to the table
@@deruderubotze For a better understanding of the bill, search for Hong Kong Riots from TH-cam. It is hosted by Nathan Rich. I believed many Hong Kongers do not have a clear understanding of the bill.
@@polyblank1637 extradition bill basically allows HK citizens who commit a crime in China and Taiwan can be extradited back to China/Taiwan to face charges. This allows China who don't have a proper judicial system pick and choose offenders from HK and "trial" them for charges they might not have committed. On the other hand, this new security bill makes it illegal for HK citizens to do anything that "might hurt the feelings of the Chinese people" so basically censorship, no protest, no making fun of gov, etc.
I have lots of friends and family who are curious but don't understand why China's protesting. I feel our TV news is doing a poor job covering detail on this issue.
when did the government announce the bill withdrawal? i can't find anything of it. Instead I watched a video that a foreign reporter kept asking the CE if she had autonomy to decide to withdraw the bill but CE answered nothing to it. Sounds that she is totally being controlled by CCP.
@@superpan7554 because the pressure from hk protestors, carrie lam have areadly said,:the bill is dead, if you do not know, just search it ,but don't release your anger to others ,nobody has the responsibility to tolerate your immaturity.
The extradition bill is only postponed, but not withdrawn. Be careful that ‘dead’ does not mean anything in the legislative council. and it is discovered that the extradition bill still exists in the government documents.
@@alpacalpaca5555 so protestors ' appeal is to wirhdraw the bill? I don't think so ,the bill still in goverment document, why don't you use judicial process to discuss and finally withdraw it? And the act of protest is becoming worse, even firebomb, laser pointer are used.
Brendan Wong you realize they are protesting because they want their right not taken away?! Like all the right that you take for granted can be taken away from them. The only reason you can comment what you said is because thousands of years ago your ancestors fought for the right of freedom of speech while Hong Kong residents are at fear of that being taken awau
Daniel lol so take back your rights means you can killing people robbing stores Even set people on fire alive?Your excuse are good but not so much in action
A McCray it definitely doesn’t justify killing people which I didn’t here of there being any deaths nor robbing any stores, I did see that they broke stores that had affiliations with the Chinese government like Huawei but they didn’t rob them but destroy them.
@@danny8371 do u even know what the law means. its just justice against serious criminals not everyone there lol. what about chinas right to hong kong uk basicaly forced china to wait and broke the rules already
I had no clue this was happening in 2019, so now I'm educating myself on this situation as much as I can. I didn't go to sleep last night until 3am cause I was doing research.
thank you for doing that, i am from hong kong and it’s nice to know that people still care about what’s happening here. the situation here rn is pretty bad and getting worse every day, which is honestly depressing
I almost cried... "We still have a chance to make a difference" "I will not be alive...it's their future...they have the every right to fight for their freedom" History will tell you even if they did failed, they did put up a good fight, they didn't take it just lying down" It's really inhumane, God hold China....let the Hong kongers live in peace....
@@网络评论员 Yes, but the culture, politics, and economics of Hong Kong are all different enough compared to china that Hong Kong has been completely separate from China for many years, and it is China who is in the wrong for trying to re-control Hong Kong before 2047. As a person of Taiwanese descent, I sympathize greatly with the people protesting in the streets of Hong Kong.
Sam Chavan I haven’t suffered I’m not from Hong Kong I was simply stating that the things that happen on that side have been going on for years and it’s been covered but but it’s all starting to come to light. Darker times are here and it’ll only get worst before we know it the U.S. will be like China and how hungry they are for control
@@sauceaddict9569 Democracy, in essence, is just communism-lite. My property and mine alone, it is not something that should be able to be taken from me nor should it be up for debate by a vote how much I can own. Taxation is theft and in a society of multiple self-interested groups that vote for group gains at the loss of others, it is nothing but an endless war for resources to take and conquer. People are only ever able to know and care for 150 at maximum and beyond that humans are simply a statistic, a nebulous concept. Balkanisation addresses this by breaking up these weakly held bounds and frees the populace of any responsibility of having to provide for those they are not directly related to them, be it a family member, neighbour or friend. And these small tight-knit communities are far more efficient, safe and kind. Their own individual cultures may flourish wherein a grey soulless city of millions it'd be strangled and drowned out. It's ironically the most diverse choice to let people separate themselves into communities of likeminded and interbonded social matrices.
@@DaSpineLessFish well um, the alternative is either China, probably not the best option Or pure anarchy with no one repairing the roads or building powerplant or stopping Google going full evil Or, live alone in the jungle, if you're up to for that
Why are people feeling bad for us....? It’s free here in Hong Kong and it is free here in China mainland, its not communism, not North Kora dude, Hong Kong is literally like China mainland 2000 now, I would LOVE to have Taiwan join Mainland (My father is the mainland China and my mother is Taiwanese)
There are a rew that have made it out and told their story. One is s a teen who passed out while waiting for a train full of food for kim. Lost a leg. But survived. The secpnd i know of is a man from korean army who blasted through the gates and eas shot several times in the no conflict zone
What is the difference in between HK and USA? HK government wants to bring justice to citizen to sue a young murder. But the HK rioter doesn't allow that bill by adding rumors on it. USA government cannot garantee the justice for citizen on the police problem so there is a protest. And HK rioters already killed 1 man and burnt another elder. USA is so peaceful in comparision with HK.
@@weiryan5413 Totally disagree, Comrade Wei. The United States is a very violent country compared to other rich (OECD) nations. I attribute this to their 2nd amendment. There are too many guns in the USA. By contrast, it is difficult to own a gun in Hong Kong.
@@bobbarkeriii2597 CIA Bob, HK has killed 1 innocent old man and burnt another one. There is no innocent was killed by protestor in USA. HK rioters are the same violent as US cops. Because they're all supported by CIA and USA Federal!
@@weiryan5413 I totally agree about the CIA. Did you know Hong Kong has the second-highest life expectancy in the world? They are doing something right over there. In some countries, like the United States, the police are overbearing. In other countries, the ruling state party is overbearing. In both: People should have the right to freely express their views without fear of the police or The Ruling Party in government. Xi? Are you listening? Stop harassing free-thinkers and artists in China.
Sychrari I can’t believe your trying to turn something as serious as these people’s fight in Hong Kong over their freedom into your petty beef with Democrats
Yes and in western "democracies" corporations don't have any influence over the government, it's like all those campaign money just falls from the sky!
@@willeht3295 I'm guessing there's a big "\s" at the and so: no, I'm not delusional that 'Western' democracies are in any way shape or form perfect. for the most part: far from it. but it is simply next level when you don't just tacitly buy individual politicians but actually and openly are just represented in a parliament. maybe the results are not that terribly different, but the ideological basis for the two is very different. 'elected' corporations don't even have to justify their behavior or deny it because it is accounted for in the system already. and that makes it dystopic.
I remeber back during the 2014 protests, my grandma said to me, "One day, there will be another protest, it will be way bigger. After those protests, Hong Kong will either become a true democracy or the Chinese government will tighten its grasp and take away the freedom of everyone." Now that I come to think of it, her words aren't that far off from reality...
Do you grandma really understand what is democracy even your grandma have never practice democracy in her lifetime I don't think your grandma understand what she is talking about
Do you know that the so-called democracy country is the rich man in charge politician in these country are always for the service of the Rich people not for the common people If your so called ture democracy happen in Hong Kong that means the rich man in Hong Kong has absolute control of Hong Kong They probably have sixty percent of control in Hong Kong now
Makes me uneasy, knowing that this will be literal history that’s going to be in history books later on in the future, that our children will learn about. Edit: y’all being more logical than me and I respect that
@@IStMl it feels weird living through the history than reading about it or watching a video about it. Like hearing about tragedies in the past doesn't feel the same as the (My memory is kinda fuzzy) the french building being burned down or the shooting on valentines day 2018.
“I won’t be around anymore. It’s their future, it’s their Hong Kong. They have every right to fight it” I think that’s the most appropriate word to represent Hong Kong protests.
Stop being self-righteous, you don't understand a thing about the situation in HK, you have no right to justify the violence and disturbing events that are going on in Hk
And ,that murderer is free NOW ,he's out of jail since Oct 23 . Thanks to the protesters . Free hong kong ,free from consequences ,that's what it means .
I'd say it would be the best decision for HK to "get occupied" by Britain again. I mean, look at the region, it's #1 richest, successful and its GDP is like around 20-30% of an entire Mainland China. People in HK probably realize they achieved this because of a time as a british colony and then with a special status, otherwise they would have series of an awful mainland policies. Too bad China got that strong and Britain got that weak tho, so this will never happen.
KvasTaras what’s are you kidding? Have you been china before? The GDP of Hong Kong is even less than shanghai Beijing Shenzhen Guangzhou,,where did you get the data? The GDP of China has been in the second place in the world . Who gives UK the courage to take it back? You? How dare you !
$250,000. US who backed and organized the riots would like to exaggerate the number. My family live in HK. Many do not support these protesters. You got paid to show up.
Protests began to decrease cause of covid but then suddenly the government passed a law which means basically no rights to speak up. We can’t do anything. Many of the people I know were gonna leave this place. Sincerely if I had money I would get out but I am not even old enough to get a job
Jasper 0930 Do you have a BNO passport or are you a dependent of someone with a BNO passport? Holders of the BNO passport or their dependents can leave Hong Kong and go to the United Kingdom for at least 6 months and a path to citizenship is currently being forged.
I am a South Korean. We have fought communism for a long time and eventually kept democracy. I support Hong Kong's democratization from deep down. I love you. Democratic citizens.
Don't speak nonsense you know nothing about Hong Kong history the British rule Hong Kong as dictator Hong Kong people enjoy greatest freedom under China
@@forrest16 why do you think they love the USA? Because they give them the freedom to actually govern themselves. Now compare that to China, who made Korea give them annual tributes in exchange for independence. Meanwhile, all the USA does is have 15 military bases. 28,000 soldiers. That is almost nothing; you think that’s bootlicking? The USA let Britain nuke US territory, is that bootlicking too? Is every bit of cooperation against tyranny “bootlicking” to you? Because in that case I’m gobbling that boot 😩😋
after 2047, it will no longer be in hongkong history books tho. if people in hongkong keep protesting, i'm afraid that xi jinping will make hongkong become the second tiananmen square. they did it once and they dare to do another massacre. China is one of the pernament members of united nations security council so if that happens, no other country can punish them for that.
"History will tell whether we succeed, but even if we failed, history will say they did put up a fight and they didn't just take things lying down." Wow, what a powerful word.
History will tell you that these young men are misled by western spies and are told to commit crimes such as occupating the council building and ruining the instruments inside which is undoubtedly illegal and savage in any country. You cannot change history.
@@weuhuideng731 We'll see what the history says. You cannot change history. PLES don't even say that "western spies" things again, that's humiliating.
islander pei what I can see is rioters attacking innocent mainland visitors and police and break laws. If guys should feel lucky that you did all these in Hong Kong, where the polices are so tolerant. If this happened in western democracies, you will be shot by real bullets instead of rubber bullets.
i live in the us but my family is from hk. it’s difficult explaining to my friends how hk is different than mainland china. this is very helpful and i love it.
all under China Constitution, all under Central government administration, all are Chinese, the only difference is one country two systems according basic law but also under China Constitution.
@@vairiadk2516 yes i'm south Korean. but sorry We don't feel bad about calling us North Korea^^ But there's not as much greed as calling us Chineseㅡ,.ㅡ
Melissa Mui Keep fighting for your natural born rights! ✊🇭🇰 We are watching and documenting even if mainland China tries to hide it. With much love and support. 🇺🇸
Sadly you and all your people will be slaves to the state and no one will come save you .... Violence is the only answer , you can do all the marching you want but it does nothing
Christopher G they are drastically different yeah. But the cause is the same. 100+ years of constant oppression with no real fix vs a government trying to take away a peoples rights, their way of life. Both are serious issues that need to be dealt with in serious, and even desperate, ways.
I teared up as well. They still have so much passion in them, so much fight, so much hope for their future. I always used to think Singaporeans and Hong Kongers are similar, but I can't imagine Singaporeans ever doing this. Jia You, Hong Kongers!
I did tear up as well, I think for me its because in the long run its hopeless for them once 2047 comes and until then China will break Hong Kongers backs slowly. I think the best you can hope for as a current Hong Konger is that you can leave state before China closes in finally.
Omg I thought I was the only one, I felt like crying and I'm not even a citizen of Hongkong. I was just thinking that the problems in our world are even getting worse, what with global warming even getting worse and Sudan, Trump and lgbt killings in Russia, etc... I feel like the end of the world will be sooner than later.
There is a thing that is missing from the video: Taiwan had offered the Hong Kong government a one-time extradition to extradite Chan Tong Kai, the murderer, to Taiwan before the bill was proposed. However, the Hong Kong government TURNED DOWN the one-time extradition. After the bill was proposed, the president of Taiwan has announced that they would not accept this proposed extradition bill. Therefore, even the bill is passed, the murderer would not be extradite to Taiwan, hence the main aim of the bill is contradicted.
Most of those pro-chinese are compliant to their main government by nature, it is because of centuries of culture that expect obedience towards a supreme leader rather than answering the pleas of the people.
the way the world shined the word democracy is crazy. it's like democracy is the only thing good anything 'non-democracy' is a dictatorship or authoritarian (authoritarianism given bad connotation) whenever people say democracy is the only thing good, i think of athens and persia/iran so, democracy is kinda overrated and 'over-shined'
@@jumpingchushk ROC* we only hate the PRC, the ROC is a better regime. Independent HK is impossible when it's near the PRC, the PRC can literally do one thing to make Hong Kongers lose waters. Most of the waters at Hong Kong came from the Dongjiang river in China. If you cannot understand that ROC is the only point you choose, haam gaa caan is haam gaa caan for you lah. 🤣🤣 (I give haam gaa caan against the little pinks too, they're more trash against HKers than your average Chinese that you never seen before just because you had never been to the mainland.)
First of all, Hong Kong is a very dense place so people can convene easier with each other. Second, the issue they are facing in Hong Kong is very threatening to their freedom. If Americans’ freedom was threatened, I guarantee there would be some very large protests
Yeah like hayden said they are fighting and protesting as they should because their lives and the future of their home is being threatened...in America we have nothing that serious to be protesting for or against (Not yet) so of course we haven't seen a protest of that magnitude but let our freedom be at risks americans will do more then protest im sure lol
@@republicofmanchuria5194 there is a huge difference between America's national security laws vs Hong Kong's national security law. Anything that may harm the image of China can be seen as a crime and punishable by life in prison. Imagine not watching the news once or saying one thing you didn't mean and being sent to life in prison.
@@GeneralAeon I am a Chinese citizen. I can tell you that’s not the current case at all. Western media likes to paint China as being authoritarian while that’s just simply not true. I agree to certain degree, government would control media or censor the internet, but it’s hardly to the extreme of what a common western citizen would see on an everyday commentary. That impression might be true in the CCP’s governing history in a decade of last century, but only then.
@@Sam-cs6hu If you really are a chinese citizen, you shouldnt even be able to use yt. Or, you are using a vpn, which is illegal. If China really is all for democracy, why is there a need to censor media? Only authoritarian governments would be against freedom of press because they dont like people talking back at them. Look at what china is doing. Can you use youtube? Can you use google? No! Thats why people from Hong Kong are so against this extradition bill, they would let China take too much control and they are afraid of their rights being taken away.
Perfect brain washing! Isn't it? Ignorance can't be readily cured. HK kids manipulated to look backward to fall in love with an ideal a few hundred years old.
it is totally wrong, it wants to make misunderstanding and leads people who do not know the truth to hate China and Chinese, Hongkong is always a part of China and respects are always there. We want peaceful development and rights of people for being a Chinese, but these guys just want to create chaos for their own profits, it is disgusting
@@jaesonmok6699 China is not a 100% Utopia, nor 100% anti-utopia. But doesnt matter, you have the right to say whatever you want to say and keep living in the lies and your dream hehe.
I'm a mainland chinese and i want to tell you that hk has fallen. thousands of protesters were jailed and ccp decided to further strengthen control over hk. God bless hk.
Alexander S You can use it in Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan or if you have vpn, since the special administrated region are independent essentially (although still part of China) they still have freedom to explore the internet.
@@ruthydrawsalot1979 The year 2047, I'm sure will not come to pass for the second coming Christ is coming soon, for we are in our last days. Get right while you can, if you're a sinner, repent. Be prepared!
I live in Russia and I wonder what is happening in the Hong Kong. unfortunately in the media do not say anything about this rally. Thanks for the information and good luck to people on the road to freedom. I hope and Russians will follow you
same in china, i dont live there but, no one in china has any ideas about the protests going on. there's no western social media there and all info is controled
They have freedom but they think their motherland are not giving them enough. If freedom means to beat police and turn down the peaceful society that Hong Kong is having now. What kind of freedom is it?
When they said 2047, it just shook my mind for a minute, got goosebumps. It's kinda sad and outrageous how regressive stuff is happening around the globe, including in my country India. Fight for your rights dude(s), rights don't have an expiration date, don't let them tell you otherwise!
@@cestakou4566 You're twisting the story, everyone agrees that the killer should be extradited to Taiwan and prosecuted there, but the extradition bill for China should not go through because their agenda is not to prosecute criminals, but to slowly take away the freedom of innocent people, they can and will extradite people for 'crimes'. If a HK person does commit a crime in China and they come back to HK, then the HK government themselves should decide whether that person actually did the crime or not, not China.
@@phillylove7290 hong kong's earliest historic records come from when the last emperor of the song dynasty fled to hong kong and jumped off into an ocean. 1279. after that the next historic records come about in the ming dynasty, shortly before british colonialism. the development of hong kong only happened when it was a colony under britain.
Which is why one of their demands is: "Resignation of Carrie Lam and the implementation of universal suffrage for Legislative Council and Chief Executive elections."
Congratulations, u just discovered the truth: Any Democracy that leans toward China is no Democracy at all. Only those who votes against China is right. I bet those Corporations do not even care one bit about anything but their own benefits, and if being pro-China can benefit them and GDP of Hong Kong along side, which is overall good for the future, then there is no reason at all to fight against China. The way I see it, your freedom only means you can chose which park do you want to stay for the night when you have no cash in your pocket.
The worst part is I lived in Hong Kong my whole life until last year in September 2019 where i move to UK for me and my education and my safety which was really sad because some of my family are still in Hong Kong I'm just with my sister and mom
I am so sad to see this video again. As one of the Hong kongers, we cannot do anything against CCP and Hong Kong government right now. A secondary student in Hong Kong who sang a pop cantonese song. The content of this song is not related to “Free Hong Kong”. It just wants to cheer up someone who feels frustrated on their life. But the teachers in that secondary school claimed that this song show “Free Hong Kong ” this message with no proper reason. So I hope that foreigners pay more attention on the evilness of CCP .
How old are you You are just a small children Hong Kong people enjoy greatest freedom under China the British rule Hong Kong as dictator The British has no respect for ordinary Hong Kong people The democratic protester also has no respect for ordinary Hong Kong citizen The protester are just little dictator who' want to control ordinary Hong Kong citizen
yet single-sided and purposefully left out the part in the bill where explained the extradition only happens when crime is punishable in Hong Kong for prison time over THREE years
Hongkong has the key of democracy in China. The struggle of these people will strengthen the path of democracy in China. Whatever is happening in Hong Kong is happening for the Greater Good. Umbrella movement is HOPE.
I don't think they are forgetting, I think they are weighing the consequences. Get justice for one tragedy or suffer years of extradition and loss of power and tragedies, such as the missing bookstore owners etc. It's a lose lose situation. This has shown others how they can get away with murder but if they pass the bill then they lose some of their independence and democracy.
Despacito I don’t see that China has any security or intelligence agency like British MI5. In Britain if we say anything against the Tory government, MI5 immediately will make you lose your job. China looks like a free country that any dual citizen or foreign agent can do whatever they like. The way things are going it seems it is a paradise there for spies.
You do what anyone would do with a deadline. Do your best, convince those in power and hope for the best. It's what Hong Kong has had to do before 1997, and it's still what must be done. Also, you forgot to ask a second question: What will China be like when that time comes, 28 years from now?
Hong Kong would be just another province of China. But it depends on who rules HK that year. Xi wants to make sure HK will eventually fall to China by starting to criminalise anyone whom he doesn't like with that "extradition" thing.
South Koreans have the least rights to say such a thing Remember last time you protest the government actually sent paratroopers and tanks onto the street?
@icecool1616 I think China is nudging Hong Kong. They only want the criminals. Then China will determine who is a criminal. It will be too late for Hong Kong then.
@@user-ek4yd7hx9l The saddest part is the U.S. Govt. position is..... silence. Silence concerning Hong Kong. Silence concerning the Muslins in China. (I am not Muslim but people have the right to choose) I am old. Have seen the USA's positive impact on the world decline to nothing. Just an observation.
well, just remember a simple rule about things like these: "the moment they start playing up to your emotions, it means they're about to start blatantly lying to you".
@@xonxt The sad part is it's NEVER about the next generation. It's always about what saying "it's about the next generation" can get for the current generation. They couldn't care less.
People from Hong Kong of China is having more benefits than people from mainland. They don’t realize how luck they are to enjoy benefits from two systems under one country. Why Hong Kong used to have better economic growth but now mainland China is having more development than them? You need to dig deeply and think about it from truth. I don’t need to distort fact to make me feel good. Fact is fact. Everyone has right to say something. If Chinese government is that evil will it still exist in the world and have development that the world can’t believe it? Are there people who treat Chinese as enemy and thinking Chinese’s lost will be their gain?
@@Ellie-eq86q I'm no expert on this topic, but at some point don't you have to value people's personal freedoms and happiness over pure economic growth? Especially if that economic growth inevitably and consistently benefits the rich more than the poor majority?
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UPDATE 8/22/19: Last weekend saw the largest peaceful march in Hong Kong since the start of the protests. Organizers say roughly 1.7 million people marched on the streets of Hong Kong.
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I'm disgusted at the constant use of peaceful protest as if any other form is bad? Amerikkka along with most countries advancements were the direct result of the most violent protests
@someone I'm digest your perspective. What I'm saying is the narrative and coded language that is being used on a global scale is very manipulating and is deliberate. Obviously, if "we the people " aren't prepared with mind , body, soul accompanied by resources, military forces etc violent protest may be futile however on the other hand it's a very normal response and it's human. We are always being told to be peaceful yet it's to keep us tamed. Peace isn't the answer
Hong Kong was never on a 99 year lease, that was the New Territories. Hong Kong on the other hand was in perpetuity (forever).
This video was well done and taught me a lot about the Hong Kong governmental structure. Thank you.
Also TH-cam has blocked at least 210 accounts this week trying to influence Hong Kong's political situation. Google, owner of the video service, announced on Thursday evening that channels have been found that "coordinated" video uploads against Hong Kong protests.
According to Google, the people behind these accounts used different methods to remain anonymous. "Other activities that are often associated with coordinated influencing campaigns" were also discovered. Who is behind the accounts and what was shown on the videos was not disclosed.
Twitter and Facebook
According to Google, the videos were related to what was seen on Twitter and Facebook. Earlier this week, these social media accounts were also being used to attempt to spread disagreement over the protests. Twitter blocked more than nine hundred accounts that "undermine the legitimacy and political position of the protest movement." According to the social medium, the action was supported by Beijing.
nformation was distributed on Twitter in which Hong Kong demonstrators were portrayed as criminals and the image was drawn that the demonstrators were not representative of the population. Facebook, after being tipped by Twitter, deleted five accounts, seven pages and three Facebook groups. NRC
Seeing how small Hong Kong is to the rest of China gives me anxiety
Anai Omg so brutal and did you see how many people were there?
China it just bad not the people's but their government and other thing they do bad thing in other country too caugh caugh... Cambodia
@@youtubeguest018 China needs to leave Cambodia. Cambodia never gets a fair chance.
Seeing how small catalunya is to the rest of Spain gives me anxiety Seeing how small California is to the rest of US gives me anxiety Seeing how small is scottland is to the rest of UK gives me anxiety
TH-cam Guest01
Why American police can shoot easily when they are threatened?!!!
Yet another example of young people fighting for their future while the ones who won't be here make the decisions
@Mike Mitchell lol what hes saying is true tho
... the China government is the one who will make the decision for the younger generation. why are u mentioning parents?
lol its pretty obvious that hes talking about the government.
Mike Mitchell It’s true though!
Where do you see yourself in 150 years?
"I won't be around anymore.... it's their future, it's their Hong Kong, they have every right to fight it"
that hit me in the gut
She said it as soon as I read your comment
True hit me hard aswell
The lady knows well
@GIOVANNI NICHOLS violence is not the answer
The older British generation should learn with hongkers facing brexit. The future is for the generations to come
*_you know it’s bad when a Chinese city would rather go back to being a British colony_*
Very bad
Who do you think supplied the protesters and funded it Britain!!
@CHU Yan Yick Lucas朱恩懌 You may not have, but several leaders have admitted that they have accepted the support from NED, which belongs to CIA. Of course, the Trump administration cut off the funds after the promulgation of the National Security Law.
@CHU Yan Yick Lucas朱恩懌 So tell me, what is unfair. Slicing cops throat is not violence? Cancel the extradition bill for the murderer? Try to be more reasonable man. HK is still under Chinese sovereignty, and there will be only 30 years left for you guys have more privilege than us.
However, the truth is that, through the historical events and records, African Americans, even as slaves, have always been carrying a spirit of manhood.
"...and it all started with a murder."
America: *write that down write that down*
That man who murdered his girlfriend caused to much pain and suffering to Hong Kong, he should never have been let free.
PatheticTV wow so he had no repercussions at all? Nothing?
@@talia5046 well he was in Taiwan so yea he got free. Truly a sad thing
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@@talia5046 Can't charge him, he committed his murder in Taiwan not HK.
Hundreds of thousands?
The one day at TWO MILLION people protesting. Total population: 7 million.
2 in 7 people were out protesting. This is unprecedented percentage of a population protesting.
Solidsilenceful yes, and the protests are getting violent at times so that is also a force making people stay home
I think you can simply say all seven million HK people stood out. That would be more overwhelming.
there is no doubt in my mind that there were 2 million protestors on 6/16. i was there, and i walked at least 3 km, across 4 districts (quarry bay > admiralty/police headquarters). every inch i walked and saw were completely packed with people. and yet, we parted like the red sea when emergency aid was needed, eg. first aid workers or an ambulance needed to pass through, we gave them space to get there and to do their work.
orionh3000 No way. At the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series parade in Chicago there was 5 million people (7th largest gathering of humans in known history) and this protest in Hong Kong looks to be at least 1-2 million.
@@sundreary So do you all give the police space when they are trying to clear the sites?
Since this video was uploaded 2 months ago so much has happened that they should make a second update video.
Found they have video about Hongkong cage home and border that help understand the situation. Kudos to quality video and info.
Definitely what im looking for!!!
25 cm But those were a year ago... update would be great covering subway suspension, airline crews fired, banker quitting, safety and privacy in border, surveillance cam, triad, undercover, casualty.. wow it wouldnt be easy.
before that the economist got newer video and qa session too.
I was just thinking that!
@@picakira5869 hey do you have any good resources about the topic?
That one lady they interviewed made me smile. She's so different from so many older people today. She knows that she won't be around when Hong Kong becomes a full-on part of China, but she still cares for the future of her fellow, younger Hong Kongers.
she's claudia mo, a former prominent pro-democracy legislator in legco. as of now (dec 2021) she is one of the 55 activists still detained under the national security law back in jan 2021 :(
@@yukshunlong9456 Nice
That guy found the most legit loophole in loophole history.
And unknowingly caused a revolution.
Who says it was not a government operation to provide a reason for new laws? If a man murders someone you LOCK HIM UP, no matter where the murder happened. If he murdered her on the North pole or on the moon... all Hong Kong government had to do is put him in prison.
This whole extradition to Taiwan(!) law is a JOKE. Taiwan...😁😂🤣
@@braveconcepts It is not a joke. Even the protestors will agree that acquiting him was impossible without the extradition bills.
I think this has been going on years even before that.....Hong Kong just doesn't want to be part of China cuz I already know that they're going to lose all the rights...
Brave Concepts this is where geopilitics comes into play. It very easy to function and reign into your own country, make laws as much as you want and get away with your policies. But it's rather complex and difficult to do away with international relations and economic restrictions when you need to maintain economy and power internationally.
@@cheesecake6159 sure. Sign the bill with Taiwan. What's the problem with that. No need to include China in that bill
This is the first time I've heard about the murder from a western outlet.
Usually because western viewers only are interested in western news.
Supply and demand.
Start listening to NPR. I been knowing.
James Cheung Please upload that clip of pro-China legislators confirming HK govt is colluded to push forward your claimed hidden agenda for affirmation, I’m not pro-China but only a free soul, For sure I disrespect those who fabricate stories irresponsibly and start a demagogy just to bring more hate to the table
@@deruderubotze For a better understanding of the bill, search for Hong Kong Riots from TH-cam. It is hosted by Nathan Rich. I believed many Hong Kongers do not have a clear understanding of the bill.
First time hearing about this from a Western bed.
“if the bill passes, that means hong kong has fallen.”
chills
the extradition bill wasnt passed but an even worse national security bill has been passed...
@@hexaprawns8256 may I ask what's the difference between amendment bill and national security bill?
@@polyblank1637 extradition bill basically allows HK citizens who commit a crime in China and Taiwan can be extradited back to China/Taiwan to face charges. This allows China who don't have a proper judicial system pick and choose offenders from HK and "trial" them for charges they might not have committed. On the other hand, this new security bill makes it illegal for HK citizens to do anything that "might hurt the feelings of the Chinese people" so basically censorship, no protest, no making fun of gov, etc.
hexaprawns When something terrible is dissolved, another one sparks up in its wake
@@hexaprawns8256 Every country has a national law, except HK
As a Hongkonger, thank you all for your supportive comments.
@@pierregutierrez9372 yes. Notice how most of those use simplified Chinese.
@@slendrmusic Oh yeah, thanks for the additional clue.
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@@thebanished6725 👍
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I have lots of friends and family who are curious but don't understand why China's protesting. I feel our TV news is doing a poor job covering detail on this issue.
when did the government announce the bill withdrawal? i can't find anything of it. Instead I watched a video that a foreign reporter kept asking the CE if she had autonomy to decide to withdraw the bill but CE answered nothing to it. Sounds that she is totally being controlled by CCP.
@@superpan7554 because the pressure from hk protestors, carrie lam have areadly said,:the bill is dead, if you do not know, just search it ,but don't release your anger to others ,nobody has the responsibility to tolerate your immaturity.
The extradition bill is only postponed, but not withdrawn. Be careful that ‘dead’ does not mean anything in the legislative council. and it is discovered that the extradition bill still exists in the government documents.
@@alpacalpaca5555 so protestors ' appeal is to wirhdraw the bill? I don't think so ,the bill still in goverment document, why don't you use judicial process to discuss and finally withdraw it? And the act of protest is becoming worse, even firebomb, laser pointer are used.
yulu Lin you sound like a mainland operative....I can smell the stench.
"I wont be around anymore. It's *their* future, it's *their* Hong Kong. They have every right to fight [for] it."
and that's the whole tea
double like for another nctzen :)
noticed that too
Detroit become human
Fight for the wrong reason.
Can u tell me where are u from?
“It’s their future, it’s their Hong Kong, they have every right to fight it!” I CHEERED
Brendan Wong you realize they are protesting because they want their right not taken away?! Like all the right that you take for granted can be taken away from them. The only reason you can comment what you said is because thousands of years ago your ancestors fought for the right of freedom of speech while Hong Kong residents are at fear of that being taken awau
Daniel lol so take back your rights means you can killing people robbing stores Even set people on fire alive?Your excuse are good but not so much in action
A McCray it definitely doesn’t justify killing people which I didn’t here of there being any deaths nor robbing any stores, I did see that they broke stores that had affiliations with the Chinese government like Huawei but they didn’t rob them but destroy them.
A McCray hah robbing stores?! A POLICE was seen taking a coke from a protest- wrecked store, while the protesters did not take anything
@@danny8371 do u even know what the law means. its just justice against serious criminals not everyone there lol. what about chinas right to hong kong uk basicaly forced china to wait and broke the rules already
I had no clue this was happening in 2019, so now I'm educating myself on this situation as much as I can. I didn't go to sleep last night until 3am cause I was doing research.
Ur profile name explains it all.
@@jaret703
Nobody asked
thank you for doing that, i am from hong kong and it’s nice to know that people still care about what’s happening here. the situation here rn is pretty bad and getting worse every day, which is honestly depressing
@@paperclip3908 Hi can you please explain more about the situation if thats alright?
@@paperclip3908
Yeah, pls do!
I almost cried...
"We still have a chance to make a difference"
"I will not be alive...it's their future...they have the every right to fight for their freedom"
History will tell you even if they did failed, they did put up a good fight, they didn't take it just lying down"
It's really inhumane, God hold China....let the Hong kongers live in peace....
You wasted your tears
lol china mainland is at least 10x bigger than hong kong so if china just decides to gun down them they would have been killed ez pz
@@网络评论员
Yes, but the culture, politics, and economics of Hong Kong are all different enough compared to china that Hong Kong has been completely separate from China for many years, and it is China who is in the wrong for trying to re-control Hong Kong before 2047. As a person of Taiwanese descent, I sympathize greatly with the people protesting in the streets of Hong Kong.
@@网络评论员 what are you doing here? You're not supposed to be here on TH-cam, chinese bot!
@@JeyC_ 🤣🤣🤣
People shouldn't be afraid of their government; the government should be afraid of the people.
the government IS afraid of the people that’s why they’re passing anti-mask laws and granting the police force more power to suppress the protestors
The slaugther in tlatelolco proves the opposite
@@christyho5231 but why they wear mask to do illegal?
Iraq Ukraine Syria Libya
Iraq Ukraine Syria Libya and now hongkong ， usa has made the whole world into jail with their weapon called "Democracy "
When she said..
It all started with a murder.
I knew this was gonna go real dark.
Sam Chavan it’s been dark for years...
Sam Chavan I haven’t suffered I’m not from Hong Kong I was simply stating that the things that happen on that side have been going on for years and it’s been covered but but it’s all starting to come to light. Darker times are here and it’ll only get worst before we know it the U.S. will be like China and how hungry they are for control
我天，你这个是什么逻辑？一个香港仔杀了自己女朋友,你觉得是有人策划？你的心太黑！！！
Agreed
Why not report? Why do media like selective reporting? Is that the so-called freedom? Every time negative news to China is positive.
Why is the world so unfair, I just wish the world wasn't so corrupted..
Long live the CCP bro 👊
@@That_GuyTH-cam
(H)ey (E)pic (l)ame (P)eople, I am loving my stay in beautiful corrupt free Maoist beautiful China.
Corruption or the bad is part of nature nothing is too good or bad there is a balance
Why corrupted? Reclaiming stolen territory is wrong now?
@@rbvfeehfbudenrj guys I think this guy needs help but I’m not sure
"When the people fear the government it's tyranny, when the government fears the people it's democracy"
Democracy is a false god, balkanised region specific city-states is where its at
DaSpineLessFish Why though????
@@sauceaddict9569 Democracy, in essence, is just communism-lite. My property and mine alone, it is not something that should be able to be taken from me nor should it be up for debate by a vote how much I can own.
Taxation is theft and in a society of multiple self-interested groups that vote for group gains at the loss of others, it is nothing but an endless war for resources to take and conquer.
People are only ever able to know and care for 150 at maximum and beyond that humans are simply a statistic, a nebulous concept.
Balkanisation addresses this by breaking up these weakly held bounds and frees the populace of any responsibility of having to provide for those they are not directly related to them, be it a family member, neighbour or friend.
And these small tight-knit communities are far more efficient, safe and kind. Their own individual cultures may flourish wherein a grey soulless city of millions it'd be strangled and drowned out.
It's ironically the most diverse choice to let people separate themselves into communities of likeminded and interbonded social matrices.
@@DaSpineLessFish well um, the alternative is either China, probably not the best option
Or pure anarchy with no one repairing the roads or building powerplant or stopping Google going full evil
Or, live alone in the jungle, if you're up to for that
@@DaSpineLessFish also do remember that if there's small tight knit somewhat closed society there's bound to be clashes
Seeing how much the older generation care for their younger generation’s future is so heartwarming
or how the young generation cares about their own.....
if only it were the same here in the west...
unlike here in germany.
guareente u they don't want to be apart of china
Because in China their is actually oppression unlike the West
I hope Everything will be alright. I pray for the peace of hk .
Not with those murders on the street
Hong Kong are Chinese right? Why can't they along with Macau merge with China?
@@Sebastian_Torr yes but hong kong have a better system than china
mj choi this is British divide and rule policy. Which they are suffering now
@mj choi
*everything
*HK
as a chinese person, i just wanted to say that i FULLY support hong kong. the chinese government can be really inhumane and it is not okay.
Please tell me you haven’t disappeared
and hes gone
Agree, I will never forget what CCP did to the uyghurs(Idk to spell srry) .
Edit: Thanks for correcting.
@@exvo- Uyghurs
U ok?
I hope the hong kong people retain their autonomy and democratic freedoms beyond 2047.
Maybe by then China will also have.
Why are people feeling bad for us....? It’s free here in Hong Kong and it is free here in China mainland, its not communism, not North Kora dude, Hong Kong is literally like China mainland 2000 now, I would LOVE to have Taiwan join Mainland (My father is the mainland China and my mother is Taiwanese)
Breeze Hong well, if you lived in mainland China you wouldn’t be able to post that comment.
Yeah mass surveillance and a government run internet is freedom? Try reading 1984 sir.
@@breezehong3821but Taiwan have democracy
Imagine north koreans doing these.
You're funny
Too hard/dangerous to organise in the first place. The attempts to flee to South Korea proves that they know the truth of their situation
Haha but oof
There are a rew that have made it out and told their story. One is s a teen who passed out while waiting for a train full of food for kim. Lost a leg. But survived. The secpnd i know of is a man from korean army who blasted through the gates and eas shot several times in the no conflict zone
No one would know about it
Once you live in a free society, you never want to live in an authoritarian state. Hence, Hong Kong people are protesting.
@@june80147 Blame the British for giving HK a free lifestyle
What is the difference in between HK and USA? HK government wants to bring justice to citizen to sue a young murder. But the HK rioter doesn't allow that bill by adding rumors on it. USA government cannot garantee the justice for citizen on the police problem so there is a protest. And HK rioters already killed 1 man and burnt another elder. USA is so peaceful in comparision with HK.
@@weiryan5413 Totally disagree, Comrade Wei. The United States is a very violent country compared to other rich (OECD) nations. I attribute this to their 2nd amendment. There are too many guns in the USA. By contrast, it is difficult to own a gun in Hong Kong.
@@bobbarkeriii2597 CIA Bob, HK has killed 1 innocent old man and burnt another one. There is no innocent was killed by protestor in USA. HK rioters are the same violent as US cops. Because they're all supported by CIA and USA Federal!
@@weiryan5413 I totally agree about the CIA. Did you know Hong Kong has the second-highest life expectancy in the world? They are doing something right over there. In some countries, like the United States, the police are overbearing. In other countries, the ruling state party is overbearing. In both: People should have the right to freely express their views without fear of the police or The Ruling Party in government. Xi? Are you listening? Stop harassing free-thinkers and artists in China.
I support freedom in Hongkong,Taiwan and Uighurs.
what do you think of trump as president? should those people raid the capitol
And political reform in China
@ck ck what
@ck ck... Do you speak English?
@ck ck I do,but you don't seem to. Who tf is halfchild?
Keep up the good fight HK! Fight for your rights. Power to the people.
@chow tt don't try to make this race. It's about democracy.
Actually kind of teared up it’s so amazing to see so many people willing to fight for their rights and freedoms
With what sticks and toys lol😂😂😂😂😂
Same here. It really reminds you that we in the west should be more grateful for living in a democracy.
@@chopchop4487 Sticks and toys are powerful weapons when given to the masses. Im sure Louis XVI would agree
Sychrari I can’t believe your trying to turn something as serious as these people’s fight in Hong Kong over their freedom into your petty beef with Democrats
Do people actually care about freedom and democracy? No, we just care do we have food to eat today. And money
"2047" sounds like a sequel to "1984" -- also nice touch of dystopia to have special seats for corporation in the council...
Yes and in western "democracies" corporations don't have any influence over the government, it's like all those campaign money just falls from the sky!
@@willeht3295 in the City of London most council seats are representing businesses not people
@@willeht3295 I'm guessing there's a big "\s" at the and so: no, I'm not delusional that 'Western' democracies are in any way shape or form perfect. for the most part: far from it. but it is simply next level when you don't just tacitly buy individual politicians but actually and openly are just represented in a parliament. maybe the results are not that terribly different, but the ideological basis for the two is very different. 'elected' corporations don't even have to justify their behavior or deny it because it is accounted for in the system already. and that makes it dystopic.
You never know, might be surprised
The Vegan Queen of Dairy
thought the same..
I remeber back during the 2014 protests, my grandma said to me, "One day, there will be another protest, it will be way bigger. After those protests, Hong Kong will either become a true democracy or the Chinese government will tighten its grasp and take away the freedom of everyone."
Now that I come to think of it, her words aren't that far off from reality...
Do you grandma really understand what is democracy even your grandma have never practice democracy in her lifetime I don't think your grandma understand what she is talking about
Scary predictions
Do you know that the so-called democracy country is the rich man in charge politician in these country are always for the service of the Rich people not for the common people
If your so called ture democracy
happen in Hong Kong that means the rich man in Hong Kong has absolute control of Hong Kong
They probably have sixty percent of control in Hong Kong now
Do you know that under China Hong Kong people enjoy greatest freedom
In its history
@@wingkeungkong415 If so, why is everyone moving away for more freedom?
Makes me uneasy, knowing that this will be literal history that’s going to be in history books later on in the future, that our children will learn about.
Edit: y’all being more logical than me and I respect that
So do you every single day
@@IStMl it feels weird living through the history than reading about it or watching a video about it. Like hearing about tragedies in the past doesn't feel the same as the (My memory is kinda fuzzy) the french building being burned down or the shooting on valentines day 2018.
@I StM I ~ I mean, I understand that, but it’s usually nothing as big as this.
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“I won’t be around anymore. It’s their future, it’s their Hong Kong. They have every right to fight it”
I think that’s the most appropriate word to represent Hong Kong protests.
this is a sentence full of logic flaws and worth nothing....
Stop being self-righteous, you don't understand a thing about the situation in HK, you have no right to justify the violence and disturbing events that are going on in Hk
Please don't say anything when you're knowledge is being manipulated by media
And ,that murderer is free NOW ,he's out of jail since Oct 23 .
Thanks to the protesters .
Free hong kong ,free from consequences ,that's what it means .
Yeah, but it’s 1 country 2 laws soo China has no part in this.
It's already bad now. imagine how worse it'll get in 2047
That’s the time of WW3, enjoy the present moment I guess
I'd say it would be the best decision for HK to "get occupied" by Britain again. I mean, look at the region, it's #1 richest, successful and its GDP is like around 20-30% of an entire Mainland China. People in HK probably realize they achieved this because of a time as a british colony and then with a special status, otherwise they would have series of an awful mainland policies. Too bad China got that strong and Britain got that weak tho, so this will never happen.
@@yashdahiya2369 I know right
KvasTaras what’s are you kidding? Have you been china before? The GDP of Hong Kong is even less than shanghai Beijing Shenzhen Guangzhou,,where did you get the data? The GDP of China has been in the second place in the world . Who gives UK the courage to take it back? You? How dare you !
KvasTaras read more books then make comments:)
Im South Korea middle school student. Free Honkong! 🇭🇰🇰🇷
thank you
thank you!! love from a hong konger living in america
감사합니다~
Australian supporting the revolution.
Thank you
2/7 people in hong kong protested for their lives. that's 2 million people.
that's a lot, and you have to subtract the children
@@tree7518 well there were teens that were protesting, too.
china WILL DISINTEGRATE SOON...
Yes, HK education was ruined for 20 years. After 70 years, all the innocent old ladies passed up. HK will be a 100% evil city. That is why it's 2/7.
Wei Ryan Did you just roast me?
0:24 Get your facts straight. It's not hundreds of thousands. It's 2 million people on the street!
2000 thousand
$250,000. US who backed and organized the riots would like to exaggerate the number. My family live in HK. Many do not support these protesters. You got paid to show up.
For reference, there's only 7.3 million people in the city, meaning that almost every 2 in 7 people in the city are out protesting
urdbest Well how do you pay 2 million people to join the protest?
just a bunch of hopeless unemployed or underpaid locals with zero hopes of upward social mobility due to their refusals of accepting China
Can we get an update video? The protests have almost been going for a year now...
Protests began to decrease cause of covid but then suddenly the government passed a law which means basically no rights to speak up. We can’t do anything. Many of the people I know were gonna leave this place. Sincerely if I had money I would get out but I am not even old enough to get a job
Jasper 0930 Do you have a BNO passport or are you a dependent of someone with a BNO passport? Holders of the BNO passport or their dependents can leave Hong Kong and go to the United Kingdom for at least 6 months and a path to citizenship is currently being forged.
@@vxxnsan personalty my family have migrated to the uk but i don't think that majority of the hkers have the financial power to do so......
@@Jasper-yz7vy yeah, my family have our house on the market and once it's sold we move to the UK :(
What's the name of the background music from 0:00 to 1:00??
I am a South Korean. We have fought communism for a long time and eventually kept democracy. I support Hong Kong's democratization from deep down. I love you. Democratic citizens.
Don't speak nonsense you know nothing about Hong Kong history the British rule Hong Kong as dictator
Hong Kong people enjoy greatest freedom under China
Rest bro, you are still under US 😂, you people bootlick the West....not that great..but hey , your choice
@@forrest16 atleast better than living under Soviet and Kim Dynasty.
@@forrest16 why do you think they love the USA? Because they give them the freedom to actually govern themselves. Now compare that to China, who made Korea give them annual tributes in exchange for independence. Meanwhile, all the USA does is have 15 military bases. 28,000 soldiers. That is almost nothing; you think that’s bootlicking? The USA let Britain nuke US territory, is that bootlicking too? Is every bit of cooperation against tyranny “bootlicking” to you? Because in that case I’m gobbling that boot 😩😋
Haha, then do the protest in US !!!!
Children are going to learn about this in their social studies in the future.
Edit - the last time I checked there were 16 likes.
Dragon HK nah, China will forget it
Me Myself I we won’t.
Knowing China, they'll try to censor it.
There's no future world is heading to it's end
Right
This event will be recorded in history books.
And says HK did a good fight.
but will we succeed?
@@justinyhc3057 hopefully
i like the withered hong kong bauhinia symbol very much
after 2047, it will no longer be in hongkong history books tho. if people in hongkong keep protesting, i'm afraid that xi jinping will make hongkong become the second tiananmen square. they did it once and they dare to do another massacre. China is one of the pernament members of united nations security council so if that happens, no other country can punish them for that.
HeyItsMeJustin no prob no, it’s China, it can go against the us, why would it care about Hk
"History will tell whether we succeed, but even if we failed, history will say they did put up a fight and they didn't just take things lying down."
Wow, what a powerful word.
That's multiple words.
panggwin still you get what I meant. 😒
History will tell you that these young men are misled by western spies and are told to commit crimes such as occupating the council building and ruining the instruments inside which is undoubtedly illegal and savage in any country. You cannot change history.
@@weuhuideng731 We'll see what the history says. You cannot change history. PLES don't even say that "western spies" things again, that's humiliating.
islander pei what I can see is rioters attacking innocent mainland visitors and police and break laws. If guys should feel lucky that you did all these in Hong Kong, where the polices are so tolerant. If this happened in western democracies, you will be shot by real bullets instead of rubber bullets.
Pooh is over there like *”DONT MAKE ME PULL OUT THE TANKS”*
Just bring out the tank men
@@sauviel6296 MacArthur: I have tanks too
*Tianamen "Event" flashbacks*
The Poo pulled out something much more lethal - national security law.
@@AxetomyBoi What happened in the Tianamen square? Nothing, totally.
"Everyone has come out to protest. How can the government not take this seriously?"
That one got me
Because China
China wants to take control of HK before 2047. I suggest you watch the video carefully than you might understand.
what happened after Occupy Wall Street？Nothing
1% want to keep control the whole USA
That’s because not everyone came out to riot. It’s called the silent majority for a reason.
Let them see Philippine Revolution 1986...
i live in the us but my family is from hk. it’s difficult explaining to my friends how hk is different than mainland china. this is very helpful and i love it.
Why?
@@augustguhkuyanovski3913 ...because Americans are ignorant?
Are the people from Hong Kong also against mainland China for the treatment of the Uighurs people?
hong kong might just be the next 'vietnam'
all under China Constitution, all under Central government administration, all are Chinese, the only difference is one country two systems according basic law but also under China Constitution.
Ik it's a long shot , but I really hope HK remains autonomous forever.
it's 28 ish years more. let's hope the walls up there at the New Territories doesn't falls
person: being 21 is great! i hope i stay forever 21!
same
The PRC will try again and again in the long game.
Hong Kong will no longer be autonomous after 2047. That’s the deal between China and UK.
As a Filipino and as a fellow human I support you. They have gone too far! When I saw this I was in tears.
Thank you :)
-hongkonger
"it's their future, its their Hong Kong! They have every right to fight for it!" wow! 👌🙌😭✊
Ms. Patricia 😤🙏👌👋🤟🤝
🤙
Yes C I A go step on Italy instead - Guaido in Italy!!! US in Italy!!!!
But it is Chinese sovereign land
that sentence was indeed EPIC
"it all started with a murder" *ww1 flashback intensifies*
Duolingo:
Hello Franz Ferdinand, it looks like you forgot your Serbian lesson. You know what happens now
True I also think of the same thing.
So true. That's what actually happened that's why there is WW1 and WW2. Because of a kid killing someone who's supposed to be in the top at that time.
The elites never went to war.
Classic point
The world is listening Hong Kong. Don't feel weak
Thank you 😢😢😢
It is not enough
Heard ... We all heard. . . They are 'thief shouting to catch a thief。
Nobody is helping them in the name of democracy:(((( Awww I’m so sorry
You mean that the world is ONLY listening Hong Kong. One side of the Event.
I love seeing people stand up for what they care about. I really hope the best for them!!
they are all too young to know anything
Im genuinely crying for these people, literal history is happening and I'm lucky enough to go about my day like a whole revolution isnt going on
You should be crying for the old man
Stay in your room
Yanka Shing pls delete this comment, I’m scared for you being tracked.
@@areliflores4290 ....I cant i may or may not still be dependent on my parents for most of my necessities
when the serious lawyer people appeared and the lady said "this is the biggest protest from the sector" idk why but I was ready to bawl
Just moved to HK from Germany for the next two months to study here. The atmosphere is incredible! Great video
@@matzmatz4148 *To* Hong Kong *from* Germany. They're in Hong Kong now
Willkommen!
Hong Kong is the best
@@girlbossing101 no, but I'm thinking about studying there for chrachter animation. Hong Kong has one of the best schools in the world
@@girlbossing101 cool
*Continue to speak up, never stop*
*Freedom ends when we're all silent*
Or dead?
michelle Thank
So true.
@@Dangoltube And the 50 cents army hate it. They've been calling me names 😁
@@nethascotx24 not always
Democracy must win. free Hong Kong from. KOREA♥
great north-korea!
@@vairiadk2516 yes i'm south Korean. but sorry We don't feel bad about calling us North Korea^^ But there's not as much greed as calling us Chineseㅡ,.ㅡ
I thought you said free Hong Kong from China
@softwhere30 right, however, it gives them a chance to get away from authoritarianism. Which I’m afraid I’d rather a capitalist democracy.
Have good time on May 18th,1980.
im from hong kong - thank you for speaking out for us and letting the world know about this.
Melissa Mui Keep fighting for your natural born rights! ✊🇭🇰 We are watching and documenting even if mainland China tries to hide it.
With much love and support.
🇺🇸
汉奸加油
you guys are inspiring, keep fighting and sending love from australia!! x
Sadly you and all your people will be slaves to the state and no one will come save you .... Violence is the only answer , you can do all the marching you want but it does nothing
The free-thinking citizens of the world are behind the Pro-Democracy People of HK !
We are experiencing the same kinds of oppression in Iraq ... the heart is with you, one free hand for freedom
stay strong
@Rohit Joshi European countries have destroyed the middle east with their invasions. Now they're paying a price by harbouring them --aka karma.
you got this bro
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
🤞
Who else is here now that the human rights revolution is happening in America
HK showed America they can ask for the same thing.
@@srr2717 in a peaceful manner
SR R
No, and these are drastically different set of circumstances.
Christopher G they are drastically different yeah. But the cause is the same. 100+ years of constant oppression with no real fix vs a government trying to take away a peoples rights, their way of life. Both are serious issues that need to be dealt with in serious, and even desperate, ways.
Nicholas Sandoval
The major difference is there is a fix in the US..... GO VOTE
In Philippines we hated China also.
Vietnamese too
Actually，china don't need your "like".
@@jessiz2456 😂😂
I know why the Chinese government banned yt.
@@jessiz2456 i agree, cuz they only receive hates😌
I don't why but this made me tear up. Keep fighting and don't give up.
I teared up as well. They still have so much passion in them, so much fight, so much hope for their future. I always used to think Singaporeans and Hong Kongers are similar, but I can't imagine Singaporeans ever doing this. Jia You, Hong Kongers!
i guess the marketing and music worked.
I did tear up as well, I think for me its because in the long run its hopeless for them once 2047 comes and until then China will break Hong Kongers backs slowly. I think the best you can hope for as a current Hong Konger is that you can leave state before China closes in finally.
Omg I thought I was the only one, I felt like crying and I'm not even a citizen of Hongkong. I was just thinking that the problems in our world are even getting worse, what with global warming even getting worse and Sudan, Trump and lgbt killings in Russia, etc... I feel like the end of the world will be sooner than later.
@@sinoroman also helps that you also come from a country that fought for democracy, you can really feel the sympathy
There is a thing that is missing from the video: Taiwan had offered the Hong Kong government a one-time extradition to extradite Chan Tong Kai, the murderer, to Taiwan before the bill was proposed. However, the Hong Kong government TURNED DOWN the one-time extradition. After the bill was proposed, the president of Taiwan has announced that they would not accept this proposed extradition bill. Therefore, even the bill is passed, the murderer would not be extradite to Taiwan, hence the main aim of the bill is contradicted.
WHAT?!
The Quiet Fox He is telling the truth, absolutely real. It’s so hopeless here.
duo:lk Yeah that makes sense, since Taiwan is a democratic government. Also, they don't want to be blamed for in case this law was passed.
The Hong Kong government turned down the offer *three times* btw.
since when taiwan has a president?
imagine identifying as 'anti-democracy'
I can see why people would because some people use different definitions of "democracy". Plato was somewhat anti-democracy
@@CStrik3r That's why I consider myself more a Sophocrate than a Democrat.
Most of those pro-chinese are compliant to their main government by nature, it is because of centuries of culture that expect obedience towards a supreme leader rather than answering the pleas of the people.
the way the world shined the word democracy is crazy. it's like democracy is the only thing good
anything 'non-democracy' is a dictatorship or authoritarian (authoritarianism given bad connotation)
whenever people say democracy is the only thing good, i think of athens and persia/iran
so, democracy is kinda overrated and 'over-shined'
Brian W Oh shut up. Always trying to make it about liberals.
We are Hong Konger, not Chinese.
Hong Kong is not simply a country of China.
It surly will be an independent country!
How is it there now? I hope you are doing okay!
You got the world's back!!
@@goventurefarbeyondtheshore5438 I wish more people would acknowledge the identity of "Hongkonger" in the future.
Hope so.
@@jumpingchushk ROC*
we only hate the PRC, the ROC is a better regime. Independent HK is impossible when it's near the PRC, the PRC can literally do one thing to make Hong Kongers lose waters. Most of the waters at Hong Kong came from the Dongjiang river in China. If you cannot understand that ROC is the only point you choose, haam gaa caan is haam gaa caan for you lah. 🤣🤣
(I give haam gaa caan against the little pinks too, they're more trash against HKers than your average Chinese that you never seen before just because you had never been to the mainland.)
Dang they make us Americans look sad, look how they come together. Our protest be little club groups.
Well They Do Have A Population Of 7 Million
@Karl Steven density of population is more
First of all, Hong Kong is a very dense place so people can convene easier with each other. Second, the issue they are facing in Hong Kong is very threatening to their freedom. If Americans’ freedom was threatened, I guarantee there would be some very large protests
X2HaydeN2X Yep
Yeah like hayden said they are fighting and protesting as they should because their lives and the future of their home is being threatened...in America we have nothing that serious to be protesting for or against (Not yet) so of course we haven't seen a protest of that magnitude but let our freedom be at risks americans will do more then protest im sure lol
Hong Kongers : This extradition bill is the fall of Hong Kong. It can't get any worse.
China : Hold my *National security law*
Carie Lam: *hold my delayed elections*
Oh, now I get why America is protesting! They have 19 national security laws! It all makes sense now!
@@republicofmanchuria5194 there is a huge difference between America's national security laws vs Hong Kong's national security law. Anything that may harm the image of China can be seen as a crime and punishable by life in prison. Imagine not watching the news once or saying one thing you didn't mean and being sent to life in prison.
@@GeneralAeon I am a Chinese citizen. I can tell you that’s not the current case at all. Western media likes to paint China as being authoritarian while that’s just simply not true. I agree to certain degree, government would control media or censor the internet, but it’s hardly to the extreme of what a common western citizen would see on an everyday commentary. That impression might be true in the CCP’s governing history in a decade of last century, but only then.
@@Sam-cs6hu If you really are a chinese citizen, you shouldnt even be able to use yt. Or, you are using a vpn, which is illegal. If China really is all for democracy, why is there a need to censor media? Only authoritarian governments would be against freedom of press because they dont like people talking back at them. Look at what china is doing. Can you use youtube? Can you use google? No! Thats why people from Hong Kong are so against this extradition bill, they would let China take too much control and they are afraid of their rights being taken away.
This makes me so incredibly sad, it's like we haven't learned or grown from history, its still happening.
Perfect brain washing! Isn't it? Ignorance can't be readily cured. HK kids manipulated to look backward to fall in love with an ideal a few hundred years old.
it is totally wrong, it wants to make misunderstanding and leads people who do not know the truth to hate China and Chinese, Hongkong is always a part of China and respects are always there. We want peaceful development and rights of people for being a Chinese, but these guys just want to create chaos for their own profits, it is disgusting
@@jiechu5698 I think you're the one who been brain wash by your government.
@@jiechu5698 You must be a WuMao
@@jaesonmok6699 China is not a 100% Utopia, nor 100% anti-utopia. But doesnt matter, you have the right to say whatever you want to say and keep living in the lies and your dream hehe.
I'm a mainland chinese and i want to tell you that hk has fallen. thousands of protesters were jailed and ccp decided to further strengthen control over hk.
God bless hk.
I wish your dreams come true free hk!! from s.korea
stuipd !
OMG THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO. I am from Hong Kong and this is what we need, more people need to know.
such a thorough and clear explanation
if you want to know what other chinese outside Hongkong and mainland think about you, here it is. You are a traitor and slave to the US
Alexander S You can use it in Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan or if you have vpn, since the special administrated region are independent essentially (although still part of China) they still have freedom to explore the internet.
I really hope Hong Kong gets independence eventually, it is completely different from China
All luck to you guys to get the bill withdrawn! I wish I could help!
I hope that Hong Kong will always have freedom. From Malaysia❤
Not after 2047, sadly.
You cant trust freedom when it's not in your hands
Hong Kong doesn’t deserve freedom because it’s part of China. Just taken
@@ruthydrawsalot1979
The year 2047, I'm sure will not come to pass for the second coming Christ is coming soon, for we are in our last days. Get right while you can, if you're a sinner, repent. Be prepared!
I hope so too and i'm from the US.
I live in Russia and I wonder what is happening in the Hong Kong. unfortunately in the media do not say anything about this rally. Thanks for the information and good luck to people on the road to freedom. I hope and Russians will follow you
Yeah, maybe another revolution :)
Same is with the other parts of the world. I live in India and even i cant see this anywhere in media.
Search Hong Kong Riots from TH-cam by Nathan Rich. You will know more about the this.
same in china, i dont live there but, no one in china has any ideas about the protests going on. there's no western social media there and all info is controled
They have freedom but they think their motherland are not giving them enough. If freedom means to beat police and turn down the peaceful society that Hong Kong is having now. What kind of freedom is it?
When they said 2047, it just shook my mind for a minute, got goosebumps. It's kinda sad and outrageous how regressive stuff is happening around the globe, including in my country India. Fight for your rights dude(s), rights don't have an expiration date, don't let them tell you otherwise!
I support Hong Kong protesters and their demand of democracy and human right and dignity. I love Hong Kong.
It definitely should be a human right to dismember your girlfriend and stuff it in a suitcase without any consequences. True freedom!
@@cestakou4566 You're twisting the story, everyone agrees that the killer should be extradited to Taiwan and prosecuted there, but the extradition bill for China should not go through because their agenda is not to prosecute criminals, but to slowly take away the freedom of innocent people, they can and will extradite people for 'crimes'. If a HK person does commit a crime in China and they come back to HK, then the HK government themselves should decide whether that person actually did the crime or not, not China.
@@cestakou4566 actually research your facts first before making obnoxious assumptions.
This is so complicated.... But explained really really well... 👌
Does anyone else see a civil war brewing here?
FPP GOD not really complicated at all. Basically there’s democracy and China doesn’t like it
The voices of the rallied Hong Kongers have officially been heard. Their dedicated efforts paid off in their favor. Congrats, Hong Kong. Well done.👍👏👏
@@gusserks5609 lol that's exactly what I was thinking
@@phillylove7290 hong kong's earliest historic records come from when the last emperor of the song dynasty fled to hong kong and jumped off into an ocean. 1279. after that the next historic records come about in the ming dynasty, shortly before british colonialism. the development of hong kong only happened when it was a colony under britain.
30 of 70 seats occupied by Corporation representatives, thats some democracy !
isn't the same in the US?
It's the same in the US and it is very, very easy to find a little information about that.
Which is why one of their demands is: "Resignation of Carrie Lam and the implementation of universal suffrage for Legislative Council and Chief Executive elections."
Congratulations, u just discovered the truth: Any Democracy that leans toward China is no Democracy at all. Only those who votes against China is right.
I bet those Corporations do not even care one bit about anything but their own benefits, and if being pro-China can benefit them and GDP of Hong Kong along side, which is overall good for the future, then there is no reason at all to fight against China. The way I see it, your freedom only means you can chose which park do you want to stay for the night when you have no cash in your pocket.
Rrtre how is that relevant. If US does it doesn’t mean we cant care about if HK does it
The worst part is I lived in Hong Kong my whole life until last year in September 2019 where i move to UK for me and my education and my safety which was really sad because some of my family are still in Hong Kong I'm just with my sister and mom
Welcome to the UK.
Why are these not covered in mainstream media - I am looking at you Aljasera and BBC ?
Doesn't fit narrative. Same here in the US.
Transgenders are more important
Its already there, look out
If you consider BBC and AlJazeera as a Media, then you need to wake up 🤣
You know why
Thanks guys this is so informative. 😣Hongkong citizens
Same here
It didn't mention that over one million Hongkongers suppport this law. And what about the killer？
Ye Gao really I didn’t know!
@@yegao9921 fatal😔
Honestly keep it going 🤝🏼
Saying 'hundreds of thousands' is an insult.
Over 1/7 of Hong Kong's population is out in the streets fighting for their basic rights and freedoms.
Enter Name Here Wait why is that insulting
wait it isnt 10 million people on the street? Maybe 1 billion people. Who knows
@@fromfareast3070 Hong Kong's population is 7.932 million as of 2017
Exactly 7.932 millions people and in the protest was 3/8. I was there
I am so sad to see this video again. As one of the Hong kongers, we cannot do anything against CCP and Hong Kong government right now. A secondary student in Hong Kong who sang a pop cantonese song. The content of this song is not related to “Free Hong Kong”. It just wants to cheer up someone who feels frustrated on their life. But the teachers in that secondary school claimed that this song show “Free Hong Kong ” this message with no proper reason. So I hope that foreigners pay more attention on the evilness of CCP .
How old are you You are just a small children Hong Kong people enjoy greatest freedom under China the British rule Hong Kong as dictator
The British has no respect for ordinary Hong Kong people
The democratic protester also has no respect for ordinary Hong Kong citizen
The protester are just little dictator who' want to control ordinary Hong Kong citizen
"Chan admitted to killing his girlfriend, who was pregnant...
...but there was a problem."
Uh what?
people has been exploiting the laws since forever
a problem in convicting him, despite the confession.
Haha. Just a relative outlook.
@@rodge4411 they couldn't even charge him
What did you not understand? Do you think murderers should walk free?
Well let’s hope another *[REDACTED]* doesn’t happen
Idk what your talking about.
what massacre?
Be quiet, fool!
nc tec-9
What is this? Secure China People?
Thank you for letting the world know what is happening. We appreciate it!
yet single-sided and purposefully left out the part in the bill where explained the extradition only happens when crime is punishable in Hong Kong for prison time over THREE years
Salvor,, im sorry i mean Thor dont thank them thank yourselves👍 your thee Avenger 🤘🤘
Never explained the what the bill is about..... just promoting a protest.
Keep together and strong. Right always wins.
@@seanzheng521 Mainland china can just say that someone is suspected in killing and they could be extradited by this law
Hongkong has the key of democracy in China. The struggle of these people will strengthen the path of democracy in China.
Whatever is happening in Hong Kong is happening for the Greater Good.
Umbrella movement is HOPE.
Chinese have try the democratic system before the result is 50 years of Civil War
Please read some history first
No one:
China: *_congratulations, you are being rescued. Please do not resist._*
9 most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government and I'm here to help".
Dammm dark humor
This is like the chinese equivalent to USA's liberation.
Ayyy a Rogue One reference
That's exactly what they said to the Tibetans, word for word almost.
As a Hongkonger, thank you so much for telling the truth to the world.
Hong Kong looks like it's the year 2040 at night
looks very depressed city. there aren't plants and life. HK very depressed city, as NY and tokyo
SUPERΔRTIFICIΔL it actually has a lot of green around since it‘s built at the bottom of green mountains
@@art_means_artificial happiness and depression are subjective.
You might not like it but others do.
SUPERΔRTIFICIΔL NY has so much plant life
half of Manhattan is Central Park you don’t know what you’re talking about
SUPERΔRTIFICIΔL includes seoul,please
Basically
Whole China:Like North Korea
Hong Kong: Like South Korea
Taiwan : the real china
@@agler88 Yes. I wish Taiwan won in the civil Chinese war.
@@exvo- in your dream
@@exvo- Taiwan is basically the Chinese Nationalist or the true China.
I wouldn't want to be in Hong-Kong in 2047.. It's like doomsday coming
I bet no one except the pro-china ones would
@net2019 1997+50=2047
@@ronaldmhng why was the agreement Temporary? I don't get it
@Otis Chan oh
Relax, it wont be that late ;) see 2024
so now everyone forget the man who killed his girlfriend = =
I wonder if he was aware of the loop hole and traveled there to murder here or if it just happened there out of coincidence.
he is arrested for other things he did
Mh Leung He will probably be released in this Oct, after about 18 months in jail.
They are led to forget that.
I don't think they are forgetting, I think they are weighing the consequences. Get justice for one tragedy or suffer years of extradition and loss of power and tragedies, such as the missing bookstore owners etc. It's a lose lose situation. This has shown others how they can get away with murder but if they pass the bill then they lose some of their independence and democracy.
"It all started with a murder"
*WW1 repeats itself*
Lil' Puff ur so right !! D:
Yeah especially in the issue of west Philippine sea! They just want to be powerful, they're going to start it it in south east asia first hahahaha
Every war repeats itself.
Then a random country comes in to fight for land
China was the real threat to the world
光復香港，時代革命!
Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times!
同路人唔好放棄！
Don't give up HongKongers!
天滅中共
I totally support Hongkongers and democracy✊✊
What country are you from? Do u realize this is the cause of British invasion? Still trying to separate China? How bad can u be
@@playnite2188 China deserves democracy.
Ezra Borg democracy is such a joke , stop saying that
playnite how bad can u be? We deserve democracy
@@elliotyoung7583
Democracy is the reason why you are able to make this comment .
Mom, can we have democracy?
We already have democracy at home.
Democracy at home:
Despacito I don’t see that China has any security or intelligence agency like British MI5. In Britain if we say anything against the Tory government, MI5 immediately will make you lose your job. China looks like a free country that any dual citizen or foreign agent can do whatever they like. The way things are going it seems it is a paradise there for spies.
Democracy has made syria Libya and other African countries better 😅😅😅
@@TheAstronomer You actually believe that?
@111AAA ?
@111AAA get back to planting rice chang
My only question for Hong Kong is:
What happens when the time runs out?
You do what anyone would do with a deadline. Do your best, convince those in power and hope for the best. It's what Hong Kong has had to do before 1997, and it's still what must be done. Also, you forgot to ask a second question: What will China be like when that time comes, 28 years from now?
Hong Kong would be just another province of China. But it depends on who rules HK that year. Xi wants to make sure HK will eventually fall to China by starting to criminalise anyone whom he doesn't like with that "extradition" thing.
Why is China so forceful, is HK so good for China?
@@sindei2989 it's kind of to send a message but also yes
It's the place where a lot of business reside
@@canto_v12 probably a superpower. With the speed it's progressing, it may well be a superpower in 30-50 years.
I personally went to that protest and I am absolutely touched by how many people attented, it's more then 1/4 of the population of Hong kong
Most of them are young people they know nothing
South koreans will always stand by Hong kong. We love hong kong
Love to both south Korea and Hongkong from India
love to hong kong and south korea from mexico
Harshil Handoo 2004 and israel too, right?
Love to both Suth Koreans and Indians from HongKong
South Koreans have the least rights to say such a thing
Remember last time you protest the government actually sent paratroopers and tanks onto the street?
Keep protesting, don't let them step on you! We are with you HK from Italy ♥️
icecool1616 no matter what they « need » they have the right to choose not to let China control HK, Hong Kong is to its people.
@icecool1616 I think China is nudging Hong Kong.
They only want the criminals.
Then China will determine who is a criminal.
It will be too late for Hong Kong then.
William Skinner exactly.
@@user-ek4yd7hx9l The saddest part is the U.S. Govt. position is..... silence.
Silence concerning Hong Kong.
Silence concerning the Muslins in China. (I am not Muslim but people have the right to choose)
I am old. Have seen the USA's positive impact on the world decline to nothing.
Just an observation.
William Skinner I agree
Somehow, "I won't be around then. They will" made me tear up.
well, just remember a simple rule about things like these: "the moment they start playing up to your emotions, it means they're about to start blatantly lying to you".
ӿøῇχէ true
@@xonxt The sad part is it's NEVER about the next generation. It's always about what saying "it's about the next generation" can get for the current generation. They couldn't care less.
People from Hong Kong of China is having more benefits than people from mainland. They don’t realize how luck they are to enjoy benefits from two systems under one country. Why Hong Kong used to have better economic growth but now mainland China is having more development than them? You need to dig deeply and think about it from truth. I don’t need to distort fact to make me feel good. Fact is fact. Everyone has right to say something. If Chinese government is that evil will it still exist in the world and have development that the world can’t believe it? Are there people who treat Chinese as enemy and thinking Chinese’s lost will be their gain?
@@Ellie-eq86q I'm no expert on this topic, but at some point don't you have to value people's personal freedoms and happiness over pure economic growth? Especially if that economic growth inevitably and consistently benefits the rich more than the poor majority?