HONG KONG — Fresh crowds of protesters have filled Hong Kong's streets in recent days, but if you think this latest uproar is about democracy, free elections and yellow umbrellas, think again.
The most recent protests, which took place in various parts of northern Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon, have had very little to do with the colorful and lively “umbrella movement” that took Hong Kong by storm last year.
For a start, Sunday's protests, and several others in recent weeks, have been far smaller — only a few hundred people at most have attended. At one point during Sunday afternoon, journalists and police officers seemed to outnumber the protesters outside the local train station in an area called Sheung Shui. Read more...
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