page_title: Hong Kong–Mainland China conflict
section_title: 2019–20 Hong Kong protests
hierarchical_section_title: Hong Kong–Mainland China conflict / Incidents / 2019–20 Hong Kong protests
caption_attribution_description: English: 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition law protest on 16 June, captured by Studio Incendo from Flickr.
context_page_description: Relations between people in Hong Kong and mainland China have been relatively tense since the early 2000s. Various factors have contributed, including different interpretations of the "one country, two systems" principle; policies of the Hong Kong and central governments to encourage mainland visitors to Hong Kong; and the changing economic environment.
  More broadly, there exists resentment toward mainland-Hong Kong convergence or assimilation, and toward perceived interference from mainland China in Hong Kong's internal affairs.
context_section_description: Several mass protests took place during mid 2019 against a proposed extradition bill perceived as allowing dissidents to be arbitrarily transferred to mainland China, including a march claimed by organisers to have included two million people, a quarter of Hong Kong's population, on 16 June. Throughout the summer and autumn, clashes between police and protesters and occurred. Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, mass protests have not been organized as of 15 March (Since the first march in 2019).
caption: Hong Kong protests on 16 June 2019
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