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Hong Kong’s quiet opposition

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Miriam Steimer
July 24, 2023

China thinks Hong Kong’s special status is history. Traces of the 2019 protests have faded away, but the spirit of the opposition lives on. Still, speaking openly about it is getting harder by the day.

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