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Will violence kill Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement? | Conflict Zone
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Democracy activist and HK student leader Joey Siu still believes the movement, born on the streets of the Chinese Special Administrative Region this summer, needs to continue with demonstrations. "It is the government that forces us to take on the streets and to break the laws," Siu told DW.
Clashes between demonstrators and police have turned increasingly violent.  In recent days, politicians such as the pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho and others have been attacked.
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists, including Siu, so far have been unwilling to condemn the violence.
"One of the principals among the protesters is about no splitting and no condemning any of our protesters, even though the level of violence they use seems to be … escalating," she said.
DW’s Tim Sebastian asked if Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement was becoming as rigid and inflexible as Beijing?
"I believe the discussion about the future of Hong Kong or how the movement would go is ... mushrooming, especially in the recent days when we see that there has been an escalation of violence while we're not achieving anything ... Peaceful means will be the only way out for us to resolve the current situation in Hong Kong," Siu said.

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Matthew Mok
Matthew Mok
1 day ago (edited)
Democracy doesn’t mean you can do anything on your own will.

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Gringo Sinting
Gringo Sinting
1 day ago
how destroying ATM machines and burning metro stations have anything to do with self defense?

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sun horn
sun horn
1 day ago
Sigh...when comparing the mainland Chinese lady who stand firm and reason soundly against the HK protesters in Germany, it's so obvious that the future of mainland China is bright, while the future of HK is doomed...so sad!!

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brucetrinh
brucetrinh
1 day ago
It's look like, I'm talking to my 3 years daughter, lot of words but nothing make any sense.

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Owleyes
Owleyes
1 day ago
This is going to end in disaster when clearly this whole protest movement is being hijacked by young thugs.

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celtic barbarian
celtic barbarian
1 day ago
She believes a lot LOL

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Quah Soon Hong
Quah Soon Hong
1 day ago
I believe that she doesn’t know what she wants 😅

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Hans Christian
Hans Christian
1 day ago
I believe, i believe, i believe that believe this talk some fact will you. This girl got destroyed so hard its sad

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Shuo Liu
Shuo Liu
23 hours ago
Just another one of these unintelligent inarticulate “freedom fighters” - HK has no future with confused brainwashed youths

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Sherron Leo
Sherron Leo
1 day ago
"I believe" I can fly!

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Kobi1976
Kobi1976
1 day ago
She gave freedom and democracy a bad name for the world to witness.

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Al Ithivongkham
Al Ithivongkham
1 day ago
She need to go back to school and finish her education first before she barking for something lol.

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Emerald Christensen
Emerald Christensen
1 day ago (edited)
The girl is so naive , so are all those students out there. Years later when they look at this footage that’s hilarious .

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