The 2010 Hong Kong democracy protests reflected the growing force of the pro-democracy movement in the region, and were sparked by events that year including electoral reforms[1] and the arrest of a high-profile Chinese activist, Liu Xiaobo.[2] The democracy movements of 2010 can be seen as a precursor to the events of the 2014 Umbrella Revolution.
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