Recently, a group of thousands of protesters filled the streets of the Hong Kong financial district to protest for democracy. The group is mainly made up of young students mostly in college. The protests broke out targeting the central government after the government determined they were going to select who would be nominees for the Hong Kong political offices in the 2017 elections. As the groups assembled, police forces attempted to combat the crowds. The week went on and the police resorted to the use of tear gas and pepper spray to control demonstrators. For protection, the rioters wore googles, masks, and rain gear. For now, protests are breaking up after a week of the movement. Many have tried to convince protesters to discus the matter in peaceful manner. Since the start of the riots, 34 have been injured or sent to the hospital along with a number of arrests.
When first reading this article, I didn't really realize how big of a deal this is. The Chinese aren't used to seeing large protests against the government. This is something that in the United States that we have seen from the start of the 13 colonies. Thinking of American history there are numerous times where people resorted to riot in order to take a stand against the government. The Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, Bacon's Rebellion, Regulatory Movement, the list goes on, and that is only from colonial times. What the group of students are doing right now in China greatly resembles out fights against government power.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/28/world/asia/china-hong-kong-students/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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