Sinosphere Blog: Digging In on Election Fight, Hong Kong Students Prepare for Boycott
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 19th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Sinosphere Blog: Digging In on Election Fight, Hong Kong Students Prepare for Boycott
Two years after university students successfully pushed back against plans to introduce new curriculum believed to be pro-Beijing, hopes for a quick victory in the election ruling fight are low.
World Briefing: Russia: Investigative Agency Says Tycoon Remains Under House Arrest
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In drumming up support in the fight against a terrorist group, the secretary of state suggested that Iran had a role to play.
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