{"id":3100,"date":"2015-10-05T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thediplomaticenvoy.com\/?p=3100"},"modified":"2015-10-05T10:46:01","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T14:46:01","slug":"shadow-of-protests-continue-to-haunt-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2015\/10\/05\/shadow-of-protests-continue-to-haunt-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Shadow of Protests Continues to Haunt Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Felipe Bueno<\/a>
\nStaff Writer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It has been a year since protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong, and the question of just how effective these protests were is still on the minds of many. The umbrella protests, or the umbrella movement, were a series of sit-in protests that\u00a0began on September 22, 2014\u00a0when students led a strike against the decision of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) regarding electoral reforms. The movement was so called because of the umbrellas\u00a0protesters used to protect themselves against\u00a0the police force’s tear gas.<\/p>\n

This decision garnered overwhelming\u00a0criticism, as it limited whom\u00a0citizens could vote for in the elections for Chief Executive of Hong Kong. By limiting the candidates, the government of Beijing would have\u00a0more control over Hong Kong, adding tension to relations\u00a0between\u00a0the autonomous region and the mainland, and casting doubt over the principle of \u201cone country, two systems.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the Wall Street Journal reports, politics in Hong Kong have been at a standstill since the event and many question if it had any lasting impact. 33-year-old graphic designer Lo Hong-kit argues, \u00a0\u201cA year has passed, nothing has changed, and in fact it\u2019s getting worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though the protests are no longer occurring, ex-protesters have left notes and banners reminding the government not only of last year’s events, but also their unresolved dissatisfaction\u00a0with Beijing\u2019s interference. The Los Angeles Times reports that\u00a0Joshua Wong, who spearheaded the umbrella movement,\u00a0has called the protests a failure.<\/p>\n

Some see this as further proof of China\u2019s domination of\u00a0the Hong Kong government, and as a precursor to democratic Hong Kong\u2019s inevitable integration into mainland China. When Hong Kong was surrendered to China\u00a0by Great Britain in 1997, Beijing\u00a0promised autonomy and little interference for 50 years. This meant that Hong Kong would adopt a communist system\u00a0like mainland\u00a0China by 2045, guaranteeing that the “one country, two systems” policy would not last.<\/p>\n

Others, however, consider this movement a victory. The legislation\u00a0to allow\u00a0Beijing to screen candidates was not passed, and Hong Kong was allowed to proceed\u00a0with\u00a0elections as usual. While Wong himself has, in an interview with Time Magazine, called the movement futile, he believes that if these democratic views persist, there may be hope of amending the 1997 constitution, and maybe delaying or even stopping the integration altogether.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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