Were these demonstrations over the Christmas Period targeted in small pockets or widespread . Dan mostly small pockets. Targeted at shopping malls in particular, looking to hit the retail sector, which has really been battered by six months of protests. We saw clashes at shopping malls. 20 people were injured. There is another rally tonight, in a suburban area of hong kong, and a couple over the weekend, all pointing to the big rally downtown on new years day. Matt what are the plans for that big rally, further protest . How organized is this movement . Dan the Group Organizing the een convening some of the largest rallies we have seen. There are various elements of the protesters. Siderganized side, the that tries to abide by laws, and then the frontline protesters, the ones lighting fires and battling the police, and a sort of work in parallel. On january 1, thats organized by a group that tries to get police permission. That is pending right now. We are likely to hear about 48 hours
But early suggest results to gamble may not pay off. We are live in madrid. Haidi to gamble may not pay off. We are live in madrid. Haidi lets hear how the trading week has started with markets coming online. Sydney starting trading. Investors after a bad week of trading, looking for a new catalyst. So for the next step up with trade negotiations, not much has developed but it is a big event risk week when it comes to the asian data, not least of which , industrialles production. Domestic activity out of china with the deeper numbers out of china recently. Theey on the back foot as day begins, new zealand trading up 1. 25 . We are seeing when it comes to trading in the u. S. Session this week, mildly positive after the s p closed out friday at a fresh record high. You see japanese markets extending gains into a sixth straight week. Lets get you to first word news. Su we start with more fallout in the u. K. From the brexit drama. Has kept the sovereign Credit Rating to a negative outloo
How vulnerable are states to outside attacks . And why the socalled techlash has only made facebook stronger. Lets start with our global cover. 10 straight weeks of antigovernment protests in hong kong is raising fears about the one country two systems policy that has prevailed since the british handover. Here is businessweek editor joel webber. Joel so we have been talking about it almost in every issue, since the fury broke forth this summer. The thing that happened this week with the airport and the clashes at the airport area at the airport. We felt like that had become a Tipping Point and all eyes on hong kong at this moment. When we stepped back and thought about what is a perspective that we can bring to the store that has not been brought one of the things that came out of the conversation is where is the thing coming from . 47. Is about 20 when hong kong was handed back to china, one country, two systems being this guiding idea for how the city would be managed, 2047 is the Ex
Joel webber. We have been talking about a must in every issues and the fury broke forth this summer. The thing that happened was the airport in the class that happened at the airport. We felt that had become a Tipping Point and all eyes on hong kong. Thought about, what is a perspective we can bring to the story that has not been brought . One thing that came out of the conversation was, where is the thanks coming from now . 2047. About when hong kong was handed back to china, one country to systems being this guided idea for how the city would be managed, 2047 was used as the Expiration Date of that. When you think about the stakes of this situation, five years out is not enough time to solve that. 10 years out is not enough time. The we are watching, the fury is only about 24 7. Hong kongs countdown to 2047. Jason when you think about the nexus of Business Economic politics, there are other places in the world where it happens in sharp relief. This is speaks to the dilemma that xi ji
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