Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss the violent protests rocking Hong Kong with China expert Carl Zha, who explains the colonial history with Britain, the anti-Chinese right-wing nativism fueling the protests, the economic conditions, and local oligarchs’ leading role in the chaos.

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