Good morning. Its midnight in london and 7am in singapore and hong kong, where, despite the pouring rain, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in protest. Its clear evidence that, eleven weeks since demonstrations started, the opposition to perceived chinese interference remains as strong as ever. The violent clashes of last week however were absent with rally goers wielding umbrellas the symbol of the protest movement. Beijing had hinted at sending in military police in the event of clashes. From hong kong, John Sudworth reports. Beneath an ocean of colour, Hong Kong Raised its voice again. Everywhere you looked, there were umbrellas, held aloft in a massive display of defiance. Why are you marching today . For hong kong for hong kong, of course. Yeah, freedom. Yes. Its a far cry from this, the violent scenes at hong kongs airport earlier this week, which some thought risked undermining public support. The turnout today was seen as a vital test. Given the monsoon condit
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I think you just took a narrative stance . Which means he has more time to write and more time to talk and more time to educate all of us. I am honored that he has come here again and he was here a couple years ago. I am honored that he was back today. [ applause ] two i hope we have time for questions and answers. They can state a popular memory, largely as betrayal and popular media. I want to look at the politics of the betrayal of Andrew Johnsons impeachment. My primary works would be Thomas Dixons klansman. And john f. Kennedy run the kennedy room. My thesis is that these were for trailed as part of the misrule. Although political factors inevitably influence impeachment under the misdemeanor, only theres been a legal trance aggression. Because many of you know the reschedules of senator with personal principle patriotism and bylaw over partisan politics. This one chapter on johnsons impeachment which as most of you know failed by conviction by one vote. These are the illustration
Good morning. Its 1am in london and 8am in singapore and hong kong, where, despite the pouring rain, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in protest. Its clear evidence that, eleven weeks since demonstrations started, the opposition to perceived chinese interference remains as strong as ever. The violent clashes of last week however were absent with rally goers wielding umbrellas the symbol of the protest movement. Beijing had hinted at sending in military police in the event of clashes. From hong kong, John Sudworth reports. Beneath an ocean of colour, Hong Kong Raised its voice again. Chanting. Everywhere you looked, there were umbrellas, held aloft in a massive display of defiance. Why are you marching today . For hong kong for hong kong, of course. Yeah, freedom. Yes. Its a far cry from this, the violent scenes at hong kongs airport earlier this week, which some thought risked undermining public support. The turnout today was seen as a vital test. Given the monsoon c
Hong kong is gearing up for more protests this week after hundreds of thousands of Anti Government demonstrators braved heavy rain to rally peacefully on sunday, marking a change to what have often been violent clashes. Organisers estimate 1. 7 Million People turned out. The protests began 11 weeks ago, against what some see as attempts by beijing to undermine the territorys autonomy. Our china correspondent, john sudworth, was there. His report contains some flashing images. Beneath an ocean of colour, Hong Kong Raised its voice again. Chanting. Everywhere you looked, there were umbrellas, held aloft in a massive display of defiance. Why are you marching today . For hong kong for hong kong, of course. Yeah, freedom. Yes. Its a far cry from this, the violent scenes at hong kongs airport earlier this week, which some thought risked undermining public support. The turnout today was seen as a vital test. Given the monsoon conditions, this sea of umbrellas will be seen as confirmation that