In recent months, China has been in an uproar. Pro-democracy protesters are fighting not only for their rights in Hong Kong, but their lives. Earlier this month, a peaceful protester was shot and killed by a Chinese police force.
The people of Hong Kong simply want more rights. The protests, which started five months ago, started out as a protest with an extradition bill that would turn over residents to mainland China. But it’s turned into a broader movement over fears that civil liberties would be crushed.
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