China Rules Out Full Democracy For Hong Kong

News - Boston.com, Boston Globe
Sun, 08/31/2014 - 7:48pm

Pro-democracy activists vow to bring Hong Kong's financial hub to a standstill... ...after China's parliament rejected their demands for full democracy. They're calling their movement "Occupy Central".

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