Aljazeera<\/p>\n
Thousands of people have marched in Hong Kong to express their frustration at what they say is China’s tightening grip on the territory.
\nDemocracy activists have been jailed, laws are about to change to allow the government to force through unpopular measures, and Chinese security officials are going to be given the right to operate on Hong Kong soil.
\nMany fear 2018 will be another disappointing year for the democracy movement.
\nAl Jazeera’s Divya Gopalan reports from Hong Kong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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