In this week's episode I speak to a local Hong Kong protester and a friend from mainland China to gain a wider perspective on the meaning behind the protests and the future of Hong Kong.

This conversation was recorded two weeks ago, so it focuses mainly on the July 1st stroming of the legislative council and the impact that it has had on the movement as a whole. Hopefully in the next episode I can focus a bit more on the more recent developments with a bit more nuance as to how the Chinese Communist Party deals with unrest in general, by comparing the situation in Hong Kong with that of another protest with which I'm quite familiar, that of Wukan.

I will get back to covering the history of China as soon as I can, however I feel that as I live in Hong Kong I am quite well placed to give some  explanation as to what's happening here. Don't forget to listen to the previous episode if you haven't already in order to understand the full context of the protests!

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