University/Organization
History Department
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
History Department
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Title
When Redlines Intersect: Resistance and Repression in Hong Kong
Synopsis
This essay focuses on the 2019-2020 Hong Kong Protest Movement. It evaluates the origins and development of the protests and the Hong Kong SAR government’s effort to repress them. It concludes with a discussion of the significance of the government’s systematic attempt to suppress future pro-democracy movements and its impact on the city of Hong Kong and its people.