A sea of umbrellas in Hong Kong: 1.7 MILLION pro-democracy protesters defy Beijing despite fears of a Tiananmen-style crackdown
Hong Kong protesters have displayed their biggest show of force yet in a mammoth demonstration which saw nearly two million defy the Beijing-backed government and rally against growing Chinese encroachment.
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