Hong Kong protests: ‘We are fighting against a dictatorship’
By DW
23 June 2019 |
3:35 pm
Sunday's anti-extradition bill protest drew record numbers. Talking to DW, one prominent opposition activist expressed hope that people would continue to "resist and fight back" against Chinese encroachment.
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