Hong Kong: Not So Special Anymore

Benjamin Haas, New Statesman
If you ask Li Peishan, an accountant from the north-east Chinese city of Shenyang, about the ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, her stance is unequivocal. They promote Hong Kong independence with the goal of splitting China and destroying the country, she said, echoing Beijing's line almost to the word. Li is unclear why so many people have been demonstrating on a weekly basis Chinese state media does not broach such matters but she sees the protesters simply as a violent mob. Li's opinion is widespread in China and is reinforced by a strict censorship regime....