Thousands in Hong Kong March for Democracy

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › April 12, 2004

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HONG KONG -- Thousands of demonstrators wearing black armbands marched through downtown streets here on Sunday afternoon to peacefully protest the Chinese government's decision last Tuesday to limit further moves by this territory toward democracy.

After a large but violent demonstration in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday over an election dispute there, the rally here was another reminder of the strong democratic sentiments now bubbling around China's periphery.

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Thousands in Hong Kong March for Democracy

Vice President Dick Cheney, in Japan on Sunday, is scheduled to visit Beijing and Shanghai from Tuesd...

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