Beijing struggle with juvenile

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Huang Feng:teenagers struggle with Beijing] The 18 year old teenager in Hong Kong and inconspicuous, like standing on the cusp of a leader, his chest is just an umbrella logo. Huang Feng claiming not a hero, just want to say in their own future.


Until recently, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong (Mandarin Oriental Hotel) near a bridge, also hung a banner above is a dressed up as Batman, looks homely teenager. The lean young man is not a sign of chest bats, but an umbrella - which is sponsored democracy student protest signs to the CCP.

This name cloaked contemporary "jihadists" is the 18-year-old college student Huang Feng (Joshua Wong). He was one initiated the "Umbrella Revolution" two college students group "Scholarism" (Scholarism) leader. Umbrella Revolution because the demonstrators with an umbrella to ward off police tear gas named.

Hong Kong's social movement teenager Huang Feng
Two months since, under the eyes of the world, protesters have bent the attention of luxury consumption and prices of Hong Kong, became a center of resistance to Beijing to strengthen Hong Kong's control. Huang Feng played a leading role. In September, he attacked the government building to protest against the central government for the former British colony proposed electoral reforms, a move sparked the biggest political challenge since the 1997 transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong leadership faces.
Huang Feng's Chinese name means "cutting edge." His Christian parents - an IT manager and a housewife, a hymn taken from the "front" of the word: "Let your sharp arrows pierce the heart of the enemy king." Critics called him "madman front" in the Cantonese pronunciation of his name in the similar.


14 years old, Huang Feng began his political journey. He founded the group members are mainly high school students, "Scholarism", launched a campaign to persuade the government to shelve the successful launch of "national education" program. In the opponent's eyes, this course is almost naked Chinese official propaganda.

Along the way, down to the toddler on the elderly pensioners, he led the procession have been encouraged to join the protest. He became the 2014 documentary film "Not enough scale" (Lessons in Dissent) hero, but also on the cover of October "Time" (Time) magazine, entitled "fight face" (The Face of Protests) .

Last Monday, Huang Feng, began a hunger strike to protest government attempts to promote dialogue on political reform. He said: "We will use the body to awaken the public." The young activists tried to stop the Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (CY Leung), sitting in urging him to take care of the body in a cold day.

Sometimes, holding your smartphone alone Huang Feng, together looks more comfortable than others. The precocious young man has to follow the footsteps of the pioneers, such as Hong Kong, the British educational background Democratic Party (Democratic party) founder, attorney MARTIN (Martin Lee). Since its inception in 1994, the main opposition party has been so central a headache.

Huang Feng parents in a Hong Kong production of large, failed to get into the prestigious universities results. He did not seem like it should be put on the cloak of people. But the "I'm not a hero" (I am not a Hero) The author shows his age does not match the strong and confident.

Set up a "Scholarism" Soon after, he and Huang Feng ying on national education issues a debate. He sarcastically asked during the debate: "The national education curriculum that if cried when liter (China) flag, you can get high marks do you think this is reasonable.?"

Mr. Martin first heard the name of a small 58-year-old activist than he was talking about the need for future generations of struggle, he thought:. "My God, I have said so many years ago."

August this year, the Chinese government announced a plan that allows the people of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chief Executive election, but will prevent candidates who criticize the central government. The move angered activists in Hong Kong. Pro-democracy groups under the leadership of two professors, "accounted for in" (Occupy Central), vowed to carry out a Gandhi-style "civil disobedience" (civil disobedience) movement, but compared to the impact of the government headquarters activities and Huang Feng organizations, the campaign seems quite weak.
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