The waiting game
Officials hope to wear protesters down, but time may be on the side of the students
THE pro-democracy protests that have gripped Hong Kong since late September have reached an impasse that appears to suit the territory’s government and its backers in Beijing. As The Economist went to press, the streets were no longer filled with tens of thousands of demonstrators. Many had grown too tired, and some too dispirited, to carry on.
This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline "The waiting game"
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