James Pomfret, Reuters: Fresh headache for China after Hong Kong democrats rout pro-Beijing candidates
HONG KONG (Reuters) - After months of sometimes-violent unrest in Hong Kong, an election with record turnout handed a big victory to pro-democracy local district council candidates, posing a new conundrum for Beijing and adding pressure on the city’s leader.
In the run-up to the citywide elections on Sunday, extreme clashes had broken out between riot police and anti-government protesters who had barricaded themselves in several universities.
The standoffs were stoked in part by the death of a protester after a fall, and the shooting of another by a policeman at point-blank range.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 25, 2019
Pro-China Forces ‘Annihilated’ in Hong Kong Election -- Gordon G. Chang, National Interest
Hong Kong: What's the significance of the local election results? -- Ci Zhang (Interview), DW
Analysis: Hong Kong election shows desire for change -- Ken Moritsugu, AP
Beijing needs to listen to HK’s ‘silent majority’ -- Stephen Vines, Asia Times
How China Influences Media in Central and Eastern Europe -- Ivana Karásková, The Diplomat
Beijing's cultural genocide in Xinjiang -- DW
Lebanon clashes threaten to crack open fault lines -- Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam, AP
US dollar shortage and Lebanon's economic crisis -- Zeina Khodr, Al Jazeera
Russia not ready for northern Syria -- Neil Hauer, Asia Times
The War in Ukraine Must End -- Lyle J. Goldstein, National Interest
As Zimbabwe’s Economy Sinks, Mnangagwa Ramps Up Repression -- A. Green, World Politics Review
Angela Merkel Must Go -- Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian
Democracies on the verge of a nervous breakdown -- Blake Hounshell and Bryan Bender, Politico
When will 'peak oil' hit global energy markets? -- Uwe Hessler, DW
