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'They see no future': Hong Kong pro-democracy leader

Today on Front Burner, the former chair of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong explains what’s driving the region’s young demonstrators and whether there’s an appetite for a peaceful solution.
A protester is detained by riot police while attempting to leave the campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) during clashes with police in Hong Kong, China November 18, 2019. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)

Violent confrontations at Hong Kong's universities are yet another escalation in almost six months of demonstrations. Today on Front Burner, we talk to the former head of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong, Emily Lau, about the longstanding tensions between Hong Kong and China, what's at stake for the protesters and whether there's an appetite for a peaceful solution.

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