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  • >>> NOW WE GO TO HONG KONG THOUSANDS OF PRO-DEMOCRACY

  • THOUSANDS OF PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS ARE BEING ENGAGED IN

  • PROTESTERS ARE BEING ENGAGED IN WHAT IS CALLED THE UMBRELLA

  • WHAT IS CALLED THE UMBRELLA REVOLUTION.

  • REVOLUTION. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT

  • THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.

  • NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THESE ARE LIFE PICTURES FROM THE

  • THESE ARE LIFE PICTURES FROM THE STREETS OF HONG KONG.

  • STREETS OF HONG KONG. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF

  • THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHER TO PROTEST BEGIN'S

  • PEOPLE GATHER TO PROTEST BEGIN'S PLAN TO SCREEN CANDIDATES FOR

  • PLAN TO SCREEN CANDIDATES FOR THE LEADER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE.

  • THE LEADER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE. THIS WAS THE SCENE YESTERDAY AS

  • THIS WAS THE SCENE YESTERDAY AS POLICE FIRED CANISTERS OF TEAR

  • POLICE FIRED CANISTERS OF TEAR GAS AND USED PEPPER SPRAY

  • GAS AND USED PEPPER SPRAY AGAINST PROTEST TRYING TO JOIN

  • AGAINST PROTEST TRYING TO JOIN COLLEGE STUDENTS.

  • COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE REASON FOR THE TERM UMBRELLA

  • THE REASON FOR THE TERM UMBRELLA REVOLUTION.

  • REVOLUTION. PEOPLE ARE USING THEM AS

  • PEOPLE ARE USING THEM AS PROTECTION AGAINST TEAR GAS.

  • PROTECTION AGAINST TEAR GAS. THIS MORNING REPORTS THAT SOCIAL

  • THIS MORNING REPORTS THAT SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES INCLUDING

  • MEDIA WEBSITES INCLUDING INSTAGRAM ARE BEING BLOCKED BY

  • INSTAGRAM ARE BEING BLOCKED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

  • THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. JOINING ME NOW BY PHONE CHINA

  • JOINING ME NOW BY PHONE CHINA CORRESPONDENT.

  • CORRESPONDENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ME,

  • THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ME, FELI CIA.

  • FELI CIA. >> HI, JOSE.

  • >> HI, JOSE. IT'S A PRETTY REMARKABLE SCENE

  • IT'S A PRETTY REMARKABLE SCENE OF DEFIANCE HERE AGAINST

  • OF DEFIANCE HERE AGAINST BEIJING.

  • BEIJING. IT'S NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT

  • IT'S NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT THE RULING COMMUNIST PARTY HERE

  • THE RULING COMMUNIST PARTY HERE IS USED TO.

  • IS USED TO. AS A RESULT, IT'S QUITE HARD TO

  • AS A RESULT, IT'S QUITE HARD TO PREDICT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN

  • PREDICT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT.

  • NEXT. WHAT STARTED OUT AS STUDENT LED

  • WHAT STARTED OUT AS STUDENT LED PROTESTS IN THE STREET OF HONG

  • PROTESTS IN THE STREET OF HONG KONG'S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

  • KONG'S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT HAS REALLY JUST MORPH INTO

  • HAS REALLY JUST MORPH INTO SOMETHING BIGGER THAN I THINK

  • SOMETHING BIGGER THAN I THINK ANY OF THOSE STUDENTS HAD

  • ANY OF THOSE STUDENTS HAD IMAGINED IT WOULD BE.

  • IMAGINED IT WOULD BE. MEMBERS OF THE SO CALLED OCCUPY

  • MEMBERS OF THE SO CALLED OCCUPY CENTRAL MOVEMENT ORIGINALLY

  • CENTRAL MOVEMENT ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO GONE 0 THE STREET,

  • PLANNED TO GONE 0 THE STREET, OCTOBER 1st.

  • OCTOBER 1st. THEY MOVED UP THE DATE SINCE THE

  • THEY MOVED UP THE DATE SINCE THE STUDENTS SEEMED TO TAKE CHARGE.

  • STUDENTS SEEMED TO TAKE CHARGE. NOW IT SEEMS THAT IT CAUGHT THE

  • NOW IT SEEMS THAT IT CAUGHT THE LEADERS OF BEIJING BY SURPRISE.

  • LEADERS OF BEIJING BY SURPRISE. THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN

  • THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN A HARD LINE ON THIS, AND IT

  • A HARD LINE ON THIS, AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY WILL

  • DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BUDGE BUT NEITHER WILL THE

  • BUDGE BUT NEITHER WILL THE STUDENTS.

  • STUDENTS. AND SO IT'S REALLY JUST RIGHT

  • AND SO IT'S REALLY JUST RIGHT NOW A MATTER OF WAITING AND

  • NOW A MATTER OF WAITING AND SEEING WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

  • SEEING WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. >> AND I'M WONDERING HOW WHAT IS

  • >> AND I'M WONDERING HOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN HONG KONG IS BEING

  • GOING ON IN HONG KONG IS BEING PORTRAYED IN THE CHINESE MEDIA.

  • PORTRAYED IN THE CHINESE MEDIA. IT'S INTERESTING.

  • IT'S INTERESTING. IT'S LIFE AS USUAL IN BEIJING

  • IT'S LIFE AS USUAL IN BEIJING RIGHT NOW.

  • RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE REPORTS ON CHINESE

  • THERE ARE REPORTS ON CHINESE SOCIAL MEDIA SITES.

  • SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. THE CHINESE EQUIVALENT OF

  • THE CHINESE EQUIVALENT OF TWITTER THEY'VE BEEN DELETING

  • TWITTER THEY'VE BEEN DELETING POSTS AT A RATE HIGHER THAN

  • POSTS AT A RATE HIGHER THAN WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST YEAR.

  • WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE STATE RUN MEDIA, THE TV AND

  • THE STATE RUN MEDIA, THE TV AND NEWSPAPERS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE

  • NEWSPAPERS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE COMMUNIST PARTY.

  • COMMUNIST PARTY. YOU ONLY SEE WHAT THEY WANT YOU

  • YOU ONLY SEE WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO SEE.

  • TO SEE. THEY DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW

  • THEY DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW ANYTHING.

  • ANYTHING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR

  • >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPORTING FROM BEIJING THIS

  • REPORTING FROM BEIJING THIS MORNING.

  • MORNING. APPRECIATE IT.

  • APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO BRING IN SOPHIA

  • I WANT TO BRING IN SOPHIA RICHARDSON.

  • RICHARDSON. GOOD MORNING.

  • GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ME.

  • THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ME. YOU CALLED IT THE TECH TONIC

  • YOU CALLED IT THE TECH TONIC PLATES ARE MOVING IN HONG KONG.

  • PLATES ARE MOVING IN HONG KONG. WHAT IS GOING ON?

  • WHAT IS GOING ON? >> WELL, AS JUST MENTIONED, THE

  • >> WELL, AS JUST MENTIONED, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS NOT

  • CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS NOT ACCUSTOMED TO PEOPLE NOT

  • ACCUSTOMED TO PEOPLE NOT FOLLOWING ITS INSTRUCTIONS.

  • FOLLOWING ITS INSTRUCTIONS. IT'S MADE IT VERY CLEAR.

  • IT'S MADE IT VERY CLEAR. THE PRESIDENTS THE

  • THE PRESIDENTS THE DEMONSTRATIONS TO END AND FOR

  • DEMONSTRATIONS TO END AND FOR PEOPLE TO GO HOME.

  • PEOPLE TO GO HOME. BUT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG HAVE

  • BUT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG HAVE VERY DIFFERENT VIEWS.

  • VERY DIFFERENT VIEWS. YOU KNOW, IT'S A TERRITORY WHERE

  • YOU KNOW, IT'S A TERRITORY WHERE PEOPLE HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF

  • PEOPLE HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF BEING ABLE TO PEACEFULLY PROTEST

  • BEING ABLE TO PEACEFULLY PROTEST AND TO GET SOME DEGREE OF

  • AND TO GET SOME DEGREE OF NEGOTIATION GOING WITH LOCAL

  • NEGOTIATION GOING WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS.

  • OFFICIALS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A

  • AND SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A FIRST REAL CLASH WE'VE SEEN

  • FIRST REAL CLASH WE'VE SEEN BETWEEN THAT INTRANSIGENCE IN

  • BETWEEN THAT INTRANSIGENCE IN BEIJING BUT PRETTY BROAD CONCERN

  • BEIJING BUT PRETTY BROAD CONCERN ACROSS THE POPULATION OF HONG

  • ACROSS THE POPULATION OF HONG KONG THEY GET THE RIGHT TO

  • KONG THEY GET THE RIGHT TO DECIDE HOW HONG KONG AFFAIRS ARE

  • DECIDE HOW HONG KONG AFFAIRS ARE GOVERNED.

  • GOVERNED. >> TELL ME WHAT SPARKED THIS.

  • >> TELL ME WHAT SPARKED THIS. THIS IS NOT NEW.

  • THIS IS NOT NEW. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR

  • THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR YEARS.

  • YEARS. WHAT IS IT THAT SPARKED THIS

  • WHAT IS IT THAT SPARKED THIS UMBRELLA REVOLUTION?

  • UMBRELLA REVOLUTION? >> THE MOST IMMEDIATE PROBLEM

  • >> THE MOST IMMEDIATE PROBLEM WAS THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S

  • WAS THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION THAT IT AND IT ALONE

  • DECISION THAT IT AND IT ALONE WOULD VET CANDIDATES IT WOULD

  • WOULD VET CANDIDATES IT WOULD DECIDE WHO GETS TO RUN FOR THE

  • DECIDE WHO GETS TO RUN FOR THE TOP POLITICAL OFFICE IN HONG

  • TOP POLITICAL OFFICE IN HONG KONG.

  • KONG. THAT'S THE MOST IMMEDIATE CAUSE.

  • THAT'S THE MOST IMMEDIATE CAUSE. BUT THERE ARE OTHER TENSIONS

  • BUT THERE ARE OTHER TENSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SIMMERING BELOW

  • THAT HAVE BEEN SIMMERING BELOW THE SURFACE.

  • THE SURFACE. ESSENTIALLY ABOUT WHETHER PEOPLE

  • ESSENTIALLY ABOUT WHETHER PEOPLE IN HONG KONG BELIEVE OR LOSING

  • IN HONG KONG BELIEVE OR LOSING CONFIDENCE THEIR LOCAL OFFICIALS

  • CONFIDENCE THEIR LOCAL OFFICIALS REPRESENT THEM OR WHETHER

  • REPRESENT THEM OR WHETHER INCREASINGLY DECISIONS ARE BEING

  • INCREASINGLY DECISIONS ARE BEING REFERRED TO BEIJING.

  • REFERRED TO BEIJING. AND, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS AGO,

  • AND, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS AGO, THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO WERE

  • THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO WERE TALKING ABOUT PROTESTING AND THE

  • TALKING ABOUT PROTESTING AND THE ISSUES THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT

  • ISSUES THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT PROTESTING OVER WERE PRETTY

  • PROTESTING OVER WERE PRETTY NARROWLY DEFINED.

  • NARROWLY DEFINED. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTH

  • OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTH WE'VE SEEN IT BECOME A BROADER

  • WE'VE SEEN IT BECOME A BROADER EFFORT.

  • EFFORT. I THINK THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING

  • I THINK THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, OF ALL

  • SO MANY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, OF ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS COMING OUT

  • DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS COMING OUT ON TO THE STREETS NOW.

  • ON TO THE STREETS NOW. >> HOW DOES IMPACT AN ON US?

  • >> HOW DOES IMPACT AN ON US? WHY SHOULD WE CARE?

  • WHY SHOULD WE CARE? >> WELL, LOOK, I THINK IF WE'RE

  • >> WELL, LOOK, I THINK IF WE'RE SEEING REGRESSIONS OF DEMOCRACY

  • SEEING REGRESSIONS OF DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD, YOU KNOW,

  • AROUND THE WORLD, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A REAL CONCERN.

  • THAT'S A REAL CONCERN. YOU KNOW, THE EXPECTATIONS WHEN

  • YOU KNOW, THE EXPECTATIONS WHEN HONG KONG RETURNED TO CHINESE

  • HONG KONG RETURNED TO CHINESE CONTROL WAS THAT THERE WOULD BE

  • CONTROL WAS THAT THERE WOULD BE MORE POLITICAL SPACE FOR HONG

  • MORE POLITICAL SPACE FOR HONG KONG AND HOPEFULLY SOME PROGRESS

  • KONG AND HOPEFULLY SOME PROGRESS FOR DEMOCRACY INSIDE CHINA,

  • FOR DEMOCRACY INSIDE CHINA, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, A MAJOR STEP

  • WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, A MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR HUMANITY, WE THINK.

  • FORWARD FOR HUMANITY, WE THINK. IT'S A REAL CONCERN THAT HONG

  • IT'S A REAL CONCERN THAT HONG KONG'S POLITICS ARE STARTING TO

  • KONG'S POLITICS ARE STARTING TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE THE

  • LOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE THE MAINLAND'S.

  • MAINLAND'S. >> AND SOPHIA, HOW DO YOU SEE IT

  • >> AND SOPHIA, HOW DO YOU SEE IT ENDING?

  • ENDING? ?

  • ? >> WELL, YOU KNOW, THE CHINESE

  • >> WELL, YOU KNOW, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS NOT GREAT AT

  • GOVERNMENT IS NOT GREAT AT BACKING DOWN, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT

  • BACKING DOWN, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT HAS DONE SO IN THE PAST WITH

  • HAS DONE SO IN THE PAST WITH HONG KONG ISSUES AND DEBATES

  • HONG KONG ISSUES AND DEBATES AROUND OTHER PROBLEMATIC PIECES

  • AROUND OTHER PROBLEMATIC PIECES OF LEGISLATION.

  • OF LEGISLATION. THEY CERTAINLY WON'T ADMIT IT

  • THEY CERTAINLY WON'T ADMIT IT PUBLICLY.

  • PUBLICLY. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT

  • BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT THING OR WHAT WE WOULD HOPE TO

  • THING OR WHAT WE WOULD HOPE TO SEE, FIRST OF ALL, BEING

  • SEE, FIRST OF ALL, BEING PEOPLING APEOPLE

  • PEOPLING APEOPLE ING A ALLOWED TO PROTEST

  • ING A ALLOWED TO PROTEST PEACEFULLY WITHOUT GETTING TEAR

  • PEACEFULLY WITHOUT GETTING TEAR GASSED BUT BEIJING BACKING DOWN

  • GASSED BUT BEIJING BACKING DOWN ON THE RESTRICTIONS ABOUT WHO

  • ON THE RESTRICTIONS ABOUT WHO GETS TO BE A PART OF POLITICS IN

  • GETS TO BE A PART OF POLITICS IN HONG KONG.

  • HONG KONG. >> WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

  • >> WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT HAS A

  • IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT HAS A CLEAR SOLUTION IN THE NEAR

  • CLEAR SOLUTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

  • FUTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

  • THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >>> THE UNREST IN HONG KONG IS

  • >>> THE UNREST IN HONG KONG IS AFFECTING THE GLOBAL MARKET.

  • AFFECTING THE GLOBAL MARKET. THAT'S MY QUESTION WHY DO WE

  • THAT'S MY QUESTION WHY DO WE CARE?

  • CARE? THE U.S. STOCKS OPENED LOWER

  • THE U.S. STOCKS OPENED LOWER THIS MORNING.

  • THIS MORNING. WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE

  • WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF HONG

  • DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF HONG KONG AND BRING YOU

>>> NOW WE GO TO HONG KONG THOUSANDS OF PRO-DEMOCRACY

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