Chinese State Media Quiet After Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Camp Sweeps Elections

Chinese State Media Quiet After Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Camp Sweeps Elections
Local residents celebrate as Junius Ho Kwan-yiu loses in District Council Elections, outside a polling station in Hong Kong, on Nov. 25, 2019. Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
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After Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp scored a landslide victory in the city’s district elections on Nov. 25, Chinese state media have largely kept silent, omitting news of the result in its reports.

The mainland media response stood in sharp contrast to its heavy propaganda campaign in the lead up to the elections, warning Hongkongers against voting in support of pro-democracy groups.