The spectacle of millions of Hong Kong protesters
taking to the streets last month against the administration’s extradition bill
was inspiring but it also gave rise to a sense of despair. It is always
inspiring to see people standing up for their rights and demanding
accountability for promises made by their colonial overlords before the
handover to the Peoples Republic of China in 1997. But it is most likely doomed
to failure because Beijing’s attachment to popular rule is strictly cos