The Right Thing: Standing Up to a Superpower

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Broadcaster

BBC

TX Date

1st May 2020

Presentor

Mike Wooldridge

Producer

Paul Arnold

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"Very informative and interesting."

Simon Pitts, Commissioning Editor, BBC World Service

Joshua Wong has been the poster boy of the Hong Kong democracy movement for over five years, despite being only 23 years old. An evangelical Christian, he continues to do what he sees as the right thing in his fight against Beijing’s influence, in spite of the personal hardship involved. Mike Wooldridge hears from Joshua and some of his fellow protestors, but also those in the Hong Kong church put off by the actions of some of Joshua’s followers.

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