Protests in Hong Kong continued to beleaguer Beijing. A spate of authoritative editorials and commentary sent mixed messages. Support for the Hong Kong government waxed and waned, while economic development was cited as the ‘golden key’; media increasingly blamed ‘foreign forces’ for further stoking the turmoil.
August: trade war, new FTZs, land reform
August: trade war, new FTZs, land reform
August: trade war, new FTZs, land reform
Protests in Hong Kong continued to beleaguer Beijing. A spate of authoritative editorials and commentary sent mixed messages. Support for the Hong Kong government waxed and waned, while economic development was cited as the ‘golden key’; media increasingly blamed ‘foreign forces’ for further stoking the turmoil.