Talking to my mother about Hong Kong - SupChina

Talking to my mother about Hong Kong - SupChina: As Beijing tightens its grip on Hong Kong society, what Hong Kongers fear losing is not just economic status, but their way of life. Yangyang Cheng, a particle physicist in the U.S. originally from China, has been watching the protests that have rocked Hong Kong from afar. She talks every day about them with her mother, who lives in mainland China. They often clash, leaving Yangyang to question: "How much has my mother been projecting our tortured relationship onto the events in Hong Kong over the past several months, waiting for the moment of unquestioning submission, when the lost child finally comes home?"