BBCNEWS BBC News July 14, 2024
As the Umbrella Movement, a campaign for greater democratic freedom under chinese rule. From hong kong, heres our china correspondent, john sudworth. The everyday object that lent its name to a movement was in use again. Five years after it first shielded the protesters from the pepper spray and tear gas. In 2014, the umbrella protests faded away. But this year theyre back with a vengeance in far more violent form. We have no choice. Like, we cant go back. Imean. For me, like. If we lose this time, hong kong cannot survive for more than another five years. The anniversary began calmly enough, ...