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Hong Kong's Mass Protests: Growing Fears of 'Chinaization'

Organizers say 2 million people, more than a quarter of the population of Hong Kong, came out onto the streets on June 16 to protest. They were rallying against a bill that would allow criminal suspects to be handed over to authorities in mainland China. The series of protests eventually led to the effective scrapping of the bill. But anxiety over 'Chinaization' of the territory remains in the people of Hong Kong.

English
  • Originally Aired June 28, 2019
  • Runtime 20 minutes
  • Network NHK
  • Created June 29, 2019 by
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  • Modified June 29, 2019 by
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