PBS NewsHour

How will Beijing respond to Hong Kong election results?

Clip: 11/25/2019 | 10m 43s | Video has closed captioning.

Sunday’s Hong Kong election proved grassroots protesters there have overwhelming support. Although the positions pro-democracy forces won have little power, Chief Executive Carrie Lam vowed to “seriously reflect” on the results. Meanwhile, leaked Communist Party documents shed new light on Chinese persecution of Uighur Muslims. Amna Nawaz talks to University of California San Diego’s Susan Shirk.