Hong Kong Democracy Activists Rebuke China's White Paper

Hong Kong Democracy Activists Rebuke China's White Paper
Demonstrators shout slogans holding a large reproduction of Beijing's White Paper as they march toward Beijing's representative office in Hong Kong on June 11, 2014. Dozens of protesters staged a loud rally opposing a recently published official document which asserts China's control over the former British colony. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Demonstrators shout slogans holding a large reproduction of Beijing's White Paper as they march toward Beijing's representative office in Hong Kong on June 11, 2014. Dozens of protesters staged a loud rally opposing a recently published official document which asserts China's control over the former British colony. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

HONG KONG — Chinese officials in Beijing issued a policy paper Tuesday reminding Hong Kong residents of the city's status as part of China. The paper led to protests in Hong Kong, where pro-democracy activists say the document is intended as intimidation against supporters of broader political reforms in the former British colony.

Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong said that Beijing is twisting the meaning of “one country, two systems,” in an effort to curb public support for greater democracy.

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