Now those flickers have ignited wider protest movements, lifting the lid on deeper inequalities, frustrations and lack of autonomy that go back decades. Every weekend for more than four months, pro-democracy, anti-government protesters have taken to the streets of Hong Kong. Hong KongAn anti-government protester throws a Molotov cocktail during a demonstration near Central Government Complex in Hong Kong, in September. Hong Kong belongs to China, but it has its own currency, political system and cultural identity. Many Hong Kong residents don't see themselves as Chinese, but rather as Hong Kongers.

Source: CNN October 24, 2019 05:03 UTC