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Fighting for their future, the future of hong kong. they know that 2047 is the year that china takes back full control. because one country, two systems was guaranteed from the handover from british rule in '97 to 2047. but the fear in hong kong amongst some is that china's moving that deadline up and they've built a bridge that connects hong kong literally to the mainland. there's a high-speed rail line. and you have an increasing feeling that china is becoming more heavy-handed. and what triggered these protests was an extradition bill proposed by carrie lam that would have allowed china to ...

>> they're not doing it. >> harris: they've lost control of that. what you are talking about now are security issues. national security issues. boy, this is complicated. greg palkot, thank you very much. i want to mention this -- the u.s., canada, ireland, united kingdom, japan, australia, singapore, taiwan, the united arab emirates, all according to our brain room have issued hong kong travel warnings and advisories. if you can get in or out, that warning coming. asian analyst gordon chang is the author of the coming collapse of china. he worked in china and hong kong for nearly two decades. ...

See it seems to get a little more serious. you are concerned this is a much bigger deal than we may be thinking it is largely because in 1997 china agreed that hong kong would operate under a system of semiautonomous government until 2047 and about 22 years in china seems to be changing its mind at least about some of these things. you are very concerned about this. >> i am really concerned, ali. first of all, i think, you know, the reporter on the ground is describing a situation which is highlighting -- she is highlighting the tension, the desperation of the demonstrators. the increased viol...

It's a fight for their future. a future that they know by 2047 will not include the kind of freedom of expression that is allowed right now. but as ivan pointed out earlier, they are in a sense shooting themselves in the foot when things have gotten this violent. there were 2 million people it was estimated back in june in support of this peaceful movement. people were inspired around the city by these youth who were sending a strong message about an extradition bill and the possibility of dissidents being hand picked by beijin and sent back on trumped-up charges. but things change. people are...

Get their kids to america. i think we will see bigger numbers of these families trying to get there young college students from don't like to. >> melissa: what's the best that hong kong hope for out of this? the idea that they've been banking on this hand over a period in 2047. it seems like this was the situation that was going to ignite. what's the best they can hope for? would china released their grip? >> dan: china won't release their grip. that's not who they are. the best these young protesters can hope for is that they're not dragged to the mainland and put in jail and never see the ja...