Hong Kong in Protest

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Melvin Barnes Jr.

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China CIA Map

China Map

Geographic location of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Chinese refugees at the Hong Kong border in 1950.

Chinese Refugees

Chinese refugees at the Hong Kong border in 1950.

Police gathered near an upscale mall in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, to control protesters.

Hong Kong Police

In July 2019, police gathered near an upscale mall in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, to control protesters.

Hong Kong protesters demanded universal suffrage in 2008.

HK Universal Suffrage

Hong Kong protesters demanded universal suffrage in 2008.

Members of the Hong Kong Journalists Association marched in solidarity with anti-extradition protesters.

Hong Kong Journalists

On World Press Freedom Day in April 2019, members of the Hong Kong Journalists Association marched in solidarity with anti-extradition protesters.

One Hong Kong protester's sign reads, 'denounce repression.'

Opposing Extradition

At a June 2019 anti-extradition demonstration, one Hong Kong protester's sign reads, "denounce repression."

A 1997 Chinese poster that encourages the public to 'Enthusiastically celebrate the return of Hong Kong.'

Hong Kong and China Reunification

A 1997 Chinese poster that encourages the public to "Enthusiastically celebrate the return of Hong Kong."

A replica of the historic negotiations in 1984 between Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher to return Hong Kong to the PRC.

Deng and Thatcher

A replica of the historic negotiations in 1984 between Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher to return Hong Kong to the PRC. The exhibit is on display in the Meridian View Center, located on the 69th floor of the Diwang Mansion, Shenzhen, China.

Cover of Worker-Peasant-Soldier Pictorial magazine in 1970.

Cultural Revolution

Cover of Worker-Peasant-Soldier Pictorial magazine in 1970, during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.

Nathan Road in Kowloon, Hong Kong in May 1967.

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Nathan Road in Kowloon, Hong Kong in May 1967.

Boats in Cantonese canals in 1916.

Sampans

Boats in Cantonese canals in 1916.

Men sorting tea in Canton in 1873.

Cantonese Tea Workers

Men sorting tea in Canton in 1873.

Lin Zexu

Lin Zexu

Lin Zexu, a Qing dynasty official during the First Opium War, 1839-1842.

A British steamer destroying Chinese ships during the First Opium War in 1842.

First Opium War

A British steamer destroying Chinese ships during the First Opium War in 1842.

Billboard of Deng Xiaoping erected in 1992.

Deng Xiaoping Lizhi Park

Billboard of Deng Xiaoping erected in 1992 in Lizhi Park, Shenzhen, China.

HK Garment Industry

HK Garment Industry

Textile manufacturing soared in Hong Kong in the 1950s.

An 1898 map of Hong Kong and the 'new' territories on the peninsula that were leased to Britain.

Hong Kong Lease

An 1898 map of Hong Kong and the “new” territories on the peninsula that were leased to Britain.

A battle scene during the Taiping Rebellion.

Taiping Rebellion

A battle scene during the Taiping Rebellion, from 1850-1864.

Victoria Town

Victoria Town Hong Kong

Hong Kong in 1850 after British acquisition.

A 1840 French magazine caricature of an Englishman ordering the emperor of China to buy opium.

Opium War Cartoon

A 1840 French magazine caricature of an Englishman ordering the emperor of China to buy opium. The text says: "I tell you to immediately buy the gift here. We want you to poison yourself completely, because we need a lot of tea in order to digest our beefsteaks.” (1840)

Qing dynasty paper banknote.

Chinese Banknote

Qing dynasty paper banknote representing silver ingots, circa 1854.

A map of Nan Yue territory before 200 BCE.

Asia 200 BCE

A map of Nan Yue territory before 200 BCE, now part of modern Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and northern Vietnam.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) emblem.

SAR Emblem

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) emblem.

Mao’s Great Leap Forward encouraged steel production in backyard furnaces, circa 1958.

Backyard Furnaces

Mao’s Great Leap Forward encouraged steel production in backyard furnaces, circa 1958.

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