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APEC protests, erhu player jailed, academic restrictions grows

In this issue: Hong Kongers protest at APEC summit, elderly erhu player and student from Japan jailed, as media access at financial summit is restricted and US lawmakers explore new sanctions on Hong Kong officials. An American journalist interviews Anna Kwok, director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council, as she joins a protest march calling for freedom in Hong Kong during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in mid-November attended by Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Kwok was one of hundreds of activists protesting human rights violations in China, many who were swarmed by pro-Beijing demonstrators with large PRC flags and in some cases, physically attacked.