A popular protest website in Spain called for the creation of a “second Hong Kong” in Catalonia. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong ‘chaos’ spurring on Catalan protests, Scottish independence movement, ex-Chinese envoy says
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A popular protest website in Spain called for the creation of a “second Hong Kong” in Catalonia. Photo: Reuters