Facing pressure after a huge peaceful march, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she would immediately begin dialogue with people from all backgrounds and political platforms
By holding a massive peaceful march after two months of tear-gas-soaked demonstrations, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has stepped up pressure on the city’s Beijing-backed leader, Carrie Lam, to enter into dialogue to resolve the crisis.
The stakes are high for Mrs. Lam, who is widely blamed for allowing local opposition to an extradition law she proposed to mushroom into a full-blown antigovernment protest movement capable of putting hundreds of thousands on the streets chanting for everything from her resignation to...
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