Ep. 112: The 2019 Hong Kong Protests

Hong Kong has seen protests since March 2019, triggered by newly proposed legislation that allows Hong Kong citizens to be extradited to China or Taiwan. This is the latest round in a long conflict between the People's Republic of China seeking to exert more control over Hong Kong, and citizens of Hong Kong fighting to ensure their personal rights and freedoms. Manoj Kewalramani returns to Episode 112 of The Pragati Podcast to help us understand the Hong Kong protests and put them in perspective. The Pragati Podcast is a weekly talkshow on public policy, economics and international relations hosted by Pavan Srinath . Manoj Kewalramani is a Fellow for China Studies at the Takshashila Institution. Before joining Takshashila, Manoj spent several years working in China in journalism, manufacturing and more. He writes a weekly news letter called Eye on China , and he's been on the Pragati Podcast before to bust commonly held myths about China, and has been on the podcast before to help us understand China. For the best podcast episode on the ongoing Kashmir conflict, listen to Srinath Raghavan on Amit Varma's Seen and the Unseen Podcast: Also listen to: Pragati Podcast : Myths About China: Pragati Podcast : No, China Isn't Taking Over the World: Pragati Podcast : The US-China Trade Battle: Pragati Podcast : The US-China War for Technology: If you have any questions or comments, write in to podcast@thinkpragati.com . Follow The Pragati Podcast on Instagram: Follow Pragati on Twitter: Follow Pragati on Facebook:

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This episode is 01:19:19 long.

This episode was published on Sep 11, 2019.

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