China Stamps Out Democracy Protests

China Stamps Out Democracy Protests
Vincent Yu / AP

Will the Jasmine Bloom Again?
Protesters hold up pictures of jasmine during a pro-democracy demonstration outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong on Feb. 20. "It's very difficult to do this in China," one demonstrator in Beijing told the New York Times over the weekend. "But this is a good start."

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