China’s Right to Govern Hong Kong
The events in Hong Kong in the last two weeks or so have been surprising in at least two respects.
The first is the sight of tens of thousands of people, mostly youths, blocking traffic in the central business district of a city of 7.2 million people with full employment, healthy economic growth and good public services. The second is the absence of shooting or vandalism, and the very small number of injuries and arrests, after more than two weeks of street protests — albeit with some pushing and scuffling, and even the use of pepper spray and tear gas at the worst point.… Seguir leyendo »