Nearly 2 million of Hong Kong’s 7 million residents took to the streets in protest on June 16 — here’s why the anti-extradition marches are still raging pic.twitter.com/k7nEkaBOzG— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 17, 2019
"The people of Hong Kong have secured a remarkable victory, but they have far more cause to worry than to celebrate. A cloud of anxiety hangs over Hong Kong's future," writes @FridaGhitis for @CNNOpinion https://t.co/UuGzcO82UA— CNN International (@cnni) June 17, 2019
(CNN)The people of Hong Kong have secured a remarkable victory, but they have far more cause to worry than to celebrate. A cloud of anxiety hangs over Hong Kong's future.
Their odds are daunting, their enemies powerful. But their freedom is at stake; that's why Hong Kongers turned out in force against a controversial extradition bill, surprising even themselves with the strength of their voice in a Sunday protest. Organizers estimate that an incredible two million people (police said hundreds of thousands) -- out of just over seven million residents -- filled the streets, sending a message not only to their local government but to the regime in Beijing, which is steadily eroding their rights. The people won a battle against the local government, but the real threat comes from a far more implacable force.
