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Viewfinder: Protesters Paying Their Respects for Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo in Hong Kong

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Jul 14, 2017

Protesters pay their respects outside the Chinese Liason Office of Hong Kong after the death of Chinese Noble laureate Liu Xiaobo, in Hong Kong on July 13th, 2017. The United States called on China to free the dissident's widow from house arrest and let her leave the country. — Protesters pay their respects outside the Chinese Liason Office of Hong Kong after the death of Chinese Noble laureate Liu Xiaobo, in Hong Kong on July 13th, 2017. The United States called on China to free the dissident's widow from house arrest and let her leave the country.
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People walk through a flooded shopping mall in the Heng Fa Chuen district during Typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong, China, on September 16th, 2018.

People walk through a flooded shopping mall in the Heng Fa Chuen district during Super Typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong, China, on September 16th, 2018.

A veteran walks through Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 29th, 2017.

A veteran walks through Arlington National Cemetery on May 29th, 2017.

Police patrol ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival for the official opening of the world's longest sea bridge on October 23rd, 2018, in Hong Kong. The bridge, which spans 34 miles, links Hong Kong, Macau, and Zhuhai on China's southern coast of Guangdong province, is set to open this week as part of Beijing's plan to merge 11 cities in its southern region into one megalopolis. Critics warn the bridge will increase China's influence over semi-autonomous Hong Kong.

Police patrol ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival for the official opening of the world's longest sea bridge on October 23rd, 2018, in Hong Kong.

Protesters hold placards during the annual Ashura march in Marble Arch on October 1st, 2017, in London, England. Hundreds of protesters marched through London to mark Ashura and celebrate the defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Ashura is a Muslim festival of remembrance that falls on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.

Protesters hold placards during the annual Ashura march in Marble Arch on October 1st, 2017, in London, England.

Students dance during a protest against education reform in Santiago on May 9th, 2017.

Students dance during a protest against education reform in Santiago on May 9th, 2017.

An activist holds up a flare during a protest in front of Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on July 11th, 2017, demanding the removal of immunity for deputies. The parliament of Ukraine is debating the submission by the general prosecutor's office on the removal of parliamentary immunity from five parliamentarians suspected of corruption.

An activist holds up a flare during a protest in front of Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on July 11th, 2017, demanding the removal of immunity for deputies.