From WSJopinion: The Hong Kong protests are the most stunning rebuke to Beijing since Tiananmen Square. They may end the same way.
Against all odds, recent protests against a bill to allow extradition to Mainland China have forced the Hong Kong government to back down. But does"dead" really mean dead? Image: GettyProtesters in Hong Kong have delivered the most stunning rebuke to Chinese tyranny since the Tiananmen Square uprising of 1989.
For Mr. Xi, who took power in 2013, the situation in Hong Kong presents an immediate threat to his domestic political legitimacy. State repression,...
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