News Article
The article discusses the journey of a protestor in Hong Kong named Nick Wu. Nick has been in Hong Kong during colonial times, hence his strong belief towards freedom. Unlike other articles, this also discusses the difference in beliefs and values between the younger and older generation, where the older generation is thankful to Hong Kong as they were able to start a new life here, but the younger one is not satisfied with Hong Kong's current government system. Nick also talks about how growing up in a British influenced environment shaped his values, those being the opposite values of what China preaches.
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“We grew up influenced by the British government, which promotes freedom and fairness, social justice and the rule of law,” says Wu. “But in China, the Chinese government promotes slogans like ‘Without the Communist party, there would be no New China’, ideas which are very difficult for us to get behind. It’s very reasonable they can’t understand us and what we’re fighting for. We have different conceptions of freedom, fairness, justice and how a government gains legitimacy.”
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The protests have created rifts between families; an older generation, who often fled poverty and upheaval in mainland China, found stability and freedom in Hong Kong but a younger generation sees these very freedoms being eroded as social inequality grows.
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