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Friday, December 12, 2014

In HK, China likely to use pressure, intimidation to ward off more protests

Two workers walk in front of demolished tents, barricades and supplies dumped at a site at the financial Central district in Hong Kong By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - As the dust settles on Hong Kong's pro-democracy 'Occupy' protests, China is likely to embark on a sweeping but covert campaign across the territory's judiciary, media and universities to ensure there is no recurrence, activists and politicians say. The surprisingly resilient, 75 days of protest for a fully democratic vote to choose Hong Kong's next leader was the most serious challenge to China's authority since the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations and crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. ...




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