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Join TIME’s Senior Editor Feliz Solomon in a Reddit AMA on the Hong Kong Protests

Hong Kong has been rocked by anti-government unrest since early June. The protests began as peaceful marches against a now suspended bill that would have allowed the extradition of fugitives to mainland China. But they gradually morphed into a push for greater democracy and a rebellion against what is seen as Beijing’s increasing encroachment on Hong Kong’s freedoms, leading to violent clashes between demonstrators and police. The ongoing unrest has taken various forms: millions-strong marches, a blockade of the police headquarters, the storming of Hong Kong’s legislative council building, and a tense occupation of Hong Kong’s international airport that led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

 

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