Hong Kong’s Unique Opportunity to Forge a Middle Way

As the leaders of the umbrella movement sit down to negotiate with Hong Kong authorities after weeks of street protests, the big question is whether the two sides can find a compromise that meets both Beijing's concerns about stable and efficient governance on the one hand, and citizens' concerns about genuine, instead of sham, democracy on the other.



Nathan Gardels Editor-in-chief, THEWORLDPOST via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1DuZVHq