Hong Kong Elections

“Hong Kong’s leader said on Monday she would listen to public opinion after a landslide election victory by opponents of Chinese rule amid months of sometimes violent pro-democracy unrest… Democratic candidates secured almost 90% of 452 district council seats in Sunday’s poll.” (Reuters)

Both sides see the vote as a repudiation of China, and note that further challenges remain:

“For months, members of Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing establishment have spoken of a ‘silent majority’ here. The argument, parroted by government-friendly pundits and talking heads, offered a convenient counter-narrative to months of...