With the defeat last week of the Beijing-backed political reform plan they slammed as a “fake democracy,” Hong Kong’s young protesters are questioning how to take their fight forward as the gulf between them and mainland China widens. The proposal would have allowed residents to vote for Hong Kong’s chief executive for the first time — currently the leader is chosen by a pro-Beijing election committee. However, the plan stuck to a ruling by Beijing that all candidates would be vetted, a decision that sparked mass...
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