What is Umbrella Revolution

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A sit-in and civil disobedience protest in Hong-Kong that began in September 2014. Also known as umbrella movement, this movement was prompted when the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress proposed an unsatisfactory and highly restrictive electoral system reform as promised in the Basic Law. According to the reform, only pre-screened candidates in line with China’s political agendas can take part in Hong-Kong’s election. Areas such as Admiralty, Causeway Bay, and Mong Kok were occupied by the protesters for over 70 days. Learn more in: Political Mobilization Strategies in Taiwan's Sunflower Student Movement on March 18, 2014: A Text-Mining Analysis of Cross-National Media Corpus

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A sit-in protest in Hong-Kong that began in September 2014. Also known as umbrella movement, this civil disobedience movement was prompted when the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress proposed an unsatisfactory and highly restrictive electoral system reform. According to the reform, only pre-screened candidates can take part in Hong-Kong’s election. Areas such as Admiralty, Causeway Bay, and Mong Kok were occupied by the protesters for over 70 days. Learn more in: Social Media, Political Mobilization, and Citizen Engagement: A Case Study of the March 18, 2014, Sunflower Student Movement in Taiwan