"The new generation is getting more concerned about freedom and the future of Hong Kong… No one, including the organizers, expected this event would turn out in this fashion. It's stunned the world. The mentality has changed, and it's a legacy that will last."
Christian pastor gets 12 years in China prison
"The pastor of a Christian church in central China was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Friday in what supporters say is a crackdown aimed at curbing fast-growing religious activity, his lawyer said."
"The ruling party is wary of religion as a possible rallying point to challenge its rule and uneasy about the fast spread of Christianity three decades after Beijing loosened social controls in pursuit of economic development."