Benedict Rogers

The bravery of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement must not be forgotten

Pro-democracy demonstrators face up to police, Honk Kong 2014 (Credit: Getty images)
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Benedict Rogers
Benedict Rogers is chief executive of Hong Kong Watch and an advisor to the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC). His new book, ‘The China Nexus: Thirty Years In and Around the Chinese Communist Party’s Tyranny’, will be published later this year.

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