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China watches as the dreams of Hong Kong's Umbrella protesters shatter

Police push back protesters whose pro-democracy demonstrations have paralysed Hong Kong streets (photo:dpa)

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China

Date

16 October 2014

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Xi Jinping

Author

Joseph Dobbs

Joseph Dobbs is a Research Fellow at the European Leadership Network. GIS Guest Eexpert Joseph's current research focuses on EU-Russia relations, and emerging security issues, such as Russia-China relations, the Eurasian Economic Union and long term trends. He also works ...

The Umbrella Revolution has shown that Hong Kong’s democracy is subject to Beijing’s ultimate power. The student-led ‘peaceful’ protests turned ugly as police cracked down on demonstrators calling for greater democracy. Beijing has become increasingly impatient. Tensions in Hong Kong have been created by divergent interests between Hong Kong’s economic tycoons advocating loose ties with the mainland and the city’s youth, fearful that economic benefits will not extend to them. But few now are optimistic about the city’s democratic prospects, writes GIS guest expert Joseph Dobbs.

BEIJING is losing patience with Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution which has seen tens of thousands take to the...

Contents

Political experiment
Weary society
Western Democracy
British colonial rule
Universal suffrage
Rising costs
Business interests
Taiwan protest
Damaging prosperity
Rule of law
Economic prosperity

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The anger of Hong Kong’s Umbrella generation underlines a worrying demographic reality for Beijing. Both Hong Kong and Taiwan’s future generations are more and more sceptical about the Communist Party