Martin Jacques, author of When China Rules the World, and senior fellow at Cambridge University, speaks to Melisa Idris about the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. He argues the upheaval sweeping Hong Kong is more complicated than it might appear on the surface. Listen to the podcast to find out what he thinks are the underlying reasons for the protests.

<p>Martin Jacques, author of When China Rules the World, and senior fellow at Cambridge University, speaks to Melisa Idris about the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. He argues the upheaval sweeping Hong Kong is more complicated than it might appear on the surface. Listen to the podcast to find out what he thinks are the underlying reasons for the protests.</p>

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