Hong Kong Businessman Pushes for Democracy

Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai speaks to a BBC journalist recounting the influence that the Tienanmen Square Massacre of 1989 had on his political coming of age and his activism for democratic reforms in China. He says talks about his life experiences, which mirror many of the major historical events including Mao's Cultural Revolution and living in a British-ruled Hong Kong. His pro-democracy leanings are evidence of the shifting social and political attitudes of the Chinese and mirror debates about maintaining the essence of Chinese culture while adapting to international opinions and pressures.

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