The recent protests in Hong Kong have sparked an irrevocable shift in its political climate, UCLA faculty and other experts said at a panel Monday. The UCLA International Institute, which promotes global research and study, hosted an open panel with a reporter and professors of law, history and political science at the UCLA School of Law to discuss the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, and how they reflect crucial changes in Asia’s political climate. Read more...

Photo: UCLA faculty and experts discussed the protests in Hong Kong at an event at the School of Law on Monday. The protests began around the end of March 2019 over a proposed bill that would have allowed Hong Kong to extradite criminal suspects to countries with which it does not have extradition agreements. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin)