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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong walks free; calls on leader to resign

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There's a great Netflix documentary called "Joshua" which followed him during those 2014 protests. He's a hugely admirable guy.

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The US will probably support him for President of HK after they try to overthrow the HK administration.

Another Venezuela.

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rlperez@hotmail.com.auToday 01:22 pm JST

The US will probably support him for President of HK after they try to overthrow the HK administration.

Another Venezuela.

If you knew Hong Kong just a little bit you would know that Hong Kongers really don't need any external motivation to oppose China, you don't move that many people so easily. Obviously the US is jumping on the occasion but that's just bonus.

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Always wonderful when we get to hear and see the people speak. Liberty! The struggle continues for all humanity.

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Hopefully he will not disappear, then turn up on an awkward video admitting to being a demented social menace. China only has a million or two to exterminate to gain control of these small islands. It's nothing.

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Wong was sent to prison in May after he lost an attempt to quash a jail sentence over the huge democracy protests he helped lead in 2014.

It's illegal to help lead a democracy protest?! Even now I thought Hong Kong was still basically a democracy under the one country, two systems policy. Why was he imprisoned?

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Wong was sent to prison in May after he lost an attempt to quash a jail sentence over the huge democracy protests he helped lead in 2014.

I think he was released, so the mainland Chinese government can kidnap him and get some kind of forced confession. They probably already wanted him extradited, but this protest threw a monkey wrench in their plans. Joshua still wields too much influence with protesters, and China wants him locked in the deepest and darkest cell before one of these pro democratic figures decides to run for office.

Taiwan is no fool and will not join China until it becomes democratic.

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Joshua Wong - the international poster 'child' of the Hong Kong protestors.

Lam released him to appease the mounting resistance to China's clawback on freedoms there.

These protests were highly, intelligently and, may i add, aggressively organized and funded.

It took Xi Jinping and his puppets in Hong Kong by surprise.

He though he could checkmate Hong Kong.

But there is something beautiful and indomitable about the Chinese spirit !

Lets pray it doesn't become another Tiananmen.

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Joshua Wong is a fighter for democracy, and to be locked up by Communist lackey HK government and police is disgraceful. I hope that one day the Citizens of HK win their struggle for democracy over Communist control, and Joshua Wong becomes the first Prime Minister. Keep fighting Joshua, your a hero!! I can see a future Nobel Prize winner.

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There's a great Netflix documentary called "Joshua" which followed him during those 2014 protests. He's a hugely admirable guy.

Cheers for that. I’ll try to check it out.

Great to see a young man with this kind of spirit. I honestly don’t see a bright future for Hong Kong but I’d love to be proved wrong.

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The scelerotic Beijing Snake will never be able to digest the fiery Hong Kong Dragon of Democracy. I see a real possibility that the indomitable spirit of the young Hong Kongers will lead the way to the liberation of the Chinese people because antediluvian despots never fail to underestimate the energy and power of idealistic youth yearning for a brighter future.

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Lam needs to stand down, now. The people have spoken.

And one in the eye for those who constantly denigrate protests/demos.

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^ Not only Lam, the chief of police as well. How they shot rubble bullets.....violates the protocol on stopping a riot? You do not shoot them in the head. That's not stopping. That's actually attempted murder.

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Lam is a liability to Beijing now, which means she is potentially an asset to the pro-democrcay crowd in HK. Think about it, what kind of CEO would Beijing install to replace her?

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^ Or, just keep her around. What's better to have another focal points to sway people's target away? Well, someone will have to pay big time, for sure. For one, Taiwan already came out and said that it will not accept one-country-two-systems and will keep Taiwan a place of democracy and rule of LAWS (something along those lines). China had been trying to sell that mirage to Taiwan, but it was an open secret that it was a sham and now it is in plain day-light.

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China wont let her resign - she has so much mainland personal assets at stake to do so arbitrarily. The HK Legislative council is a "puppet" Government, and HK'ers know that.. so hopefully between now, and 30 years hence forth, the CCP will fail and give rise to hope for the future of those who call themselves Chinese at heart.

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China wont let her resign - she has so much mainland personal assets at stake to do so arbitrarily. The HK Legislative council is a "puppet" Government, and HK'ers know that..

Yes, HKers do know that, that's why they resist Beijing and its proxy. Lam is now seen as that proxy, which means what ever she try on, will be vehemently opposed and she won't be able achieve anything for Beijing. To HKers she symbolises the Beijing grip now, a liability. Her carefully cultured image of 'mother' of HK is now obliterated by her own actions.

Personally, I think Beijing will make her resign when they have found a suitable replacement. She is useless to Beijing now, and IMHO, Beijing has to manage the potential for this protest movement to morph into something even bigger, ie independence!

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Carrie Lam to resign? To be replaced with another political puppet?

Once the Hong Kong Judicial system is dismantled Beijing will extradite pro democracy activists , any critics it sees fit to then disappear into concentration camps.

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I'm curious as to what China will do regarding HK when push comes to shove but now seems like the right time for the HK people to continue the momentum and push forward.

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