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Hong Kong protests 2019
![Hong Kong’s Protests Amid COVID-19: A Dying Movement or a Halted War? Hong Kong’s Protests Amid COVID-19: A Dying Movement or a Halted War?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-10-1.jpg)
Hong Kong’s Protests Amid COVID-19: A Dying Movement or a Halted War?
By Brian Wong
The seeming peace in Hong Kong reflects a gathering storm on the horizon – a storm Hong Kong and Beijing alike must address.
![Beijing Is Still Sticking by Carrie Lam Beijing Is Still Sticking by Carrie Lam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-16-20.jpg)
Beijing Is Still Sticking by Carrie Lam
By Shannon Tiezzi
China's top leaders, including Xi Jinping, signaled support for the embattled Hong Kong chief executive.
![‘Buy Yellow, Eat Yellow’: The Economic Arm of Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Protests ‘Buy Yellow, Eat Yellow’: The Economic Arm of Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Protests](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-13-1.jpg)
‘Buy Yellow, Eat Yellow’: The Economic Arm of Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Protests
By Alexandra Chan
How Hong Kong’s rising “Yellow Economy” sustains its pro-democracy movement.
![Hong Kong’s Leader Again Rejects Concessions After Massive Weekend Protest Hong Kong’s Leader Again Rejects Concessions After Massive Weekend Protest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-13_14-40-43.jpg)
Hong Kong’s Leader Again Rejects Concessions After Massive Weekend Protest
By Associated Press
Despite the largest march in months, Carrie Lam says she cannot accept the protesters’ remaining demands.
![Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam Fears Violence Is on Upswing Again Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam Fears Violence Is on Upswing Again](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19247392762565.jpg)
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam Fears Violence Is on Upswing Again
By Associated Press
The chief executive says a new U.S. law and continuing violence will harm the economy.
![How Hong Kong’s District Council Elections Offer a Way out of the Political Crisis How Hong Kong’s District Council Elections Offer a Way out of the Political Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-how-hong-kongs-district-council-elections-offer-a-way-out-of-the-political-crisis-49125510243-50903d5273-k.jpg)
How Hong Kong’s District Council Elections Offer a Way out of the Political Crisis
By Brian Wong
The District Council elections provide both the mandate and opportunity to come to a compromise.
![The Pro-Democrats’ Landslide Victory in Hong Kong Is Just the Beginning The Pro-Democrats’ Landslide Victory in Hong Kong Is Just the Beginning](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-49122828401-34fd847d41-k.jpg)
The Pro-Democrats’ Landslide Victory in Hong Kong Is Just the Beginning
By Sanho Chung
The huge triumph of the pro-democracy bloc in the District Council election will not bring democracy to Hong Kong immediately.
![Pro-Democracy Camp Wins Landslide in Hong Kong District Elections Pro-Democracy Camp Wins Landslide in Hong Kong District Elections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-img-0375.jpg)
Pro-Democracy Camp Wins Landslide in Hong Kong District Elections
By Hugh Bohane
Hong Kongers voted in large numbers in weekend district-level elections. The pro-democracy camp won in a landslide.
![Hong Kong Just Sent Beijing a Clear Signal. Will Anyone Listen? Hong Kong Just Sent Beijing a Clear Signal. Will Anyone Listen?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-49118023793-8e8b1cfb1c-k1.jpg)
Hong Kong Just Sent Beijing a Clear Signal. Will Anyone Listen?
By Benedict Rogers
The pro-democrats' landslide victory in district elections could prove a turning point for the city.
![Why Pro-Beijing Candidates Could Still Triumph in Hong Kong’s District Elections Why Pro-Beijing Candidates Could Still Triumph in Hong Kong’s District Elections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19325273667811-1.jpg)
Why Pro-Beijing Candidates Could Still Triumph in Hong Kong’s District Elections
By Steven Yet
District-level elections may boost the city’s embattled government rather than undermining it.
![China’s Changing PR Strategy for the Hong Kong Protests China’s Changing PR Strategy for the Hong Kong Protests](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19272191324493.jpg)
China’s Changing PR Strategy for the Hong Kong Protests
By Chauncey Jung
From evacuating mainland students to sending soldiers into the street, the CCP’s chosen narratives have shifted.
![Quo Vadis Hong Kong? Quo Vadis Hong Kong?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19272593346018.jpg)
Quo Vadis Hong Kong?
By Patrick Hess
Demanding system change -- on either side -- is not a realistic way out of the crisis. Understanding the underlying traumas is.