Hong Kong is a Chinese name and means island of fragrant water.

Hong Kong was really at the edge of the Qing Empire.

It was a barren island with hardly a house upon it.

It was a collection of a number of fishing villages, a little bit of farming,

and also a place that pirates often use as their base for operations.

It really wasn't a particularly valuable piece of real estate that concerned the government in Beijing or that much.

Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in Hong Kong Sunday.

They were protesting a bill that would allow suspected criminals in the city to be sent to mainland China for trial.

Mass demonstrations and unrest showed no sign of abating more than two months after they were sparked by a controversial extradition bill.

For the second Sunday in a row enormous crowds are marching through Central Hong Kong.

In some cases, violently, it is being called one of the worst days of clashes here in months.

The teenage boy was shocked. He's still in hospital.

The new government that shall soon replace you will own Ben forever reasonable and foster you as committed against us.

This means war.

You're listening to Thru Line from NPR.

Where we go back in time.

To understand the present.

Hey, I'm Ramteen Arablui.

I'm Ram Dabbed Fetta.

And on this episode, Hong Kong.

If you've been following the news in Hong Kong, you know that Aegis Financial Capital has had a really intense six months with massive protests breaking out.

The organizers claim they brought millions of Hong Kongers to the streets.

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