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What Changes Happened in Hong Kong Ten Years After the Umbrella Movement?
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2014niánxiāng gǎng香港yǒuhěnduōrénzǒushàngjiē tóu街头cān jiā参加leyǔ sǎn yùn dòng雨伞运动

In 2014, many people in Hong Kong took to the streets to participate in the Umbrella Movement.

tā men他们xī wàng希望xiāng gǎng香港kě yǐ可以yǒugèngduōdemín zhǔ民主zì yóu自由

They hoped Hong Kong could have more democracy and freedom.

suī rán虽然yùn dòng运动méi yǒu没有gǎi biàn改变xiāng gǎng香港dezhèng zhì政治zhì dù制度dànrànghěnduōxiāng gǎng香港rénkāi shǐ开始guān xīn关心shè huì社会zhèng zhì政治

Although the movement did not change Hong Kong's political system, it made many Hong Kong people start to care about society and politics.

niánhòu2019niángèngduōrénchū lái出来kàng yì抗议xīndefǎ lǜ法律xiǎngbǎo hù保护xiāng gǎng香港dezì yóu自由

Five years later, in 2019, more people came out to protest new laws, wanting to protect Hong Kong's freedom.

hòu lái后来xiāng gǎng香港yǒulexīndeguó jiā ān quán fǎ国家安全法hěnduōrénjué de觉得shuō huà说话biǎo dá表达biàn dé变得zì yóu自由le

Later, Hong Kong introduced a new national security law, and many people felt that speaking and expressing themselves became less free.

xué xiào学校lǎo shī老师yàojiàoxué shēng学生ài guó爱国yǒudelǎo shī老师jué de觉得zhè yàng这样bù tài hǎo不太好

In schools, teachers were required to teach students to love their country, and some teachers felt this was not very good.

dà xué大学xué shēng学生gǎntǎo lùn讨论mǐn gǎn敏感huà tí话题xué shēng huì学生会bèiqǔ xiāo取消le

At universities, students dared not discuss sensitive topics, and student unions were also canceled.

yīn wèi因为zhè xiē这些biàn huà变化yī xiē一些xiāng gǎng香港rénxuǎn zé选择lí kāi离开xiāng gǎng香港yīng guó英国děngguó jiā国家shēng huó生活

Because of these changes, some Hong Kong people chose to leave Hong Kong and live in countries like the UK.

dànyǒuhěnduōrényīn wèi因为jiā rén家人huògōng zuò工作háiliúzàixiāng gǎng香港

But many people stayed in Hong Kong because of family or work.

xiàn zài现在xiāng gǎng香港dewài guó rén外国人biànshǎolejiē shàng街上shuōpǔ tōng huà普通话derénduōle

Now, there are fewer foreigners in Hong Kong, and more people on the streets speak Mandarin.

yǐ qián以前xiāng gǎng香港shìyí gè一个kāi fàng开放duō yuán多元dechéng shì城市xiàn zài现在biàn dé变得ān jìng安静lekàng yì抗议huó dòng活动hěnshǎo jiàn少见le

Before, Hong Kong was an open and diverse city; now it has become quiet, and protests are rarely seen.

By Yasemin Yam / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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