Protests in Hong Kong as Electoral Reform Plan Debated

Hong Kong lawmakers are set to begin debating a contentious electoral reform bill that is backed by Beijing but that has been rejected by the territory's pro-democracy groups. Hundreds of protesters from both sides gathered outside the legislature Wednesday, with government supporters waving Chinese flags and opposition activists decrying the plan they say would lead to "fake democracy." "There is no such thing as real or fake universal suffrage. We support the...

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