How Beijing’s influence is changing Hong Kong protests – Thetcanada

Millions of Hong Kongers were supposed to vote in legislative council elections on Sunday. But in July, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam delayed the elections for one year under the guise of a coronavirus public health threat.  

So instead of casting ballots, hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, protesting what they think is an unjustified infringement on voting rights by city leaders who are afraid of losing an election.

Thousands of…