Hong Kong Protests: Now The Hard Part, Kick Out The US, Build National Consensus

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Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution

Hong Kong Protests: Now The Hard Part, Kick Out The US, Build National Consensus
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers
OpEdNews Op Eds 10/5/2014 at 08:04:50

When protests in Hong Kong exploded, knowledgeable people looked for US involvement. It was not hard to find. The overt intrusion of the US is available in budgets, documents and websites; the covert involvement has not yet been uncovered but is no doubt there. What does US involvement mean for the credibility of the protest movement and the future of Hong Kong? How should Hong Kong activists respond?

The issues raised by the protests, lack of democracy and an unfair economy, are very real. But so are the concerns of Beijing for economic growth and continuing to lift people out of poverty, something China has done remarkably well. Those who seek to transform governance and create a more equal economy now have a more challenging task than protests, they must build national consensus on their issues in Hong Kong and in China's leadership. The Chinese People's Daily quoted a Chinese-American author who wrote the Occupy Central leadership, Yin Haoliu, said: "Democracy is a step-by-step process that cannot be approached in haste, otherwise it will bring about troubles." How quickly those steps advance depends, in part, on how well the democracy movement organizes.

Now that the US has been exposed, it needs to be removed. US goals are very different than the people in Hong Kong. The US is in the process of encircling China militarily and economically. It sees China as a competitor, a nation that can undermine the US as the single world superpower. Conflict between Hong Kong and Beijing would serve US interests but undermine the Hong Kong economy which is tied to China. The protest movement has already begun to separate itself from people too close to the US. Hong Kong's people and government need to go further and expel US influence, remembering the historic imperialism of the US in China and noting the current strategic goals of the United States.

The Occupy Central Movement Gets the Attention of the World

The Occupy Central movement, or Umbrella Revolution, has gotten the attention of the world and challenged Beijing. The protests are at a turning point. The next few days will determine their immediate impact. The movement has awakened hundreds of thousands and put important issues on the political agenda. If political leadership in Beijing and Hong Kong does not respond to the issues raised, more insurrections will follow.

[daleanime]

1. Kick....

[Renew Deal]

2. Where is the evidence of overt and covert US involvement?

Because I haven't seen anything other than speculation.

[ColesCountyDem]

3. Good question.

Most of the speculation I've seen is suspected as having links to Beijing.

[pampango]

4. 'Go slow on democracy because haste brings "troubles"'. 'China's "remarkable" progress at lifting

people out of poverty needs to be prioritized' is certainly a valid perspective, but a little too pro-Beijing for my taste.