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Two months ago a bill that would allow the extradition of Hong Kong’s criminal suspects to China led to a revolt that is still going on. A common facet of these rapid movements is they are fragile and lack leadership and thus fail to convert public energy into tangible goals and political change. The Hong Kong protests provide examples of how social media is used to set the protest narrative and consolidate support and solidarity through Western social media networks. In turn, pro-Beijing movements provide counter-narrative strategies to impact both the domestic and international view of events in Hong Kong.