A long-term resident and expert observer of dissent in Hong Kong takes readers to the front lines of Hong Kong’s revolution.

Through the long, hot summer of 2019, Hong Kong burned. Anti-government protests, sparked by a government proposal to introduce a controversial extradition law, grew into a pro-democracy movement that engulfed the city for months. Protesters fought street battles with police, and the unrest brought the People’s Liberation Army to the very doorstep of Hong Kong. Driven primarily by students and youth protesters with their ‘Be Water!’ philosophy, borrowed from hometown hero Bruce Lee, this leaderless, technology-driven protest movement defied a global superpower and changed Hong Kong, perhaps forever. But it also changed China, and challenged China’s global standing.

Antony Dapiran provides the first detailed account of the protests, reveals the activists’ unique tactics, and explains how the movement fits into the city’s long history of dissent. City on Fire explores what the protests will mean for the future of Hong Kong, China, and China’s place in the world.

一位长期居住在香港的异议人士和专家观察家带领读者前往香港革命的前线。

在2019年漫长而炎热的夏天，香港燃烧了起来。反政府抗议活动由政府提出的一项有争议的引渡法引发，发展成一场席卷全城的民主运动，持续数月。抗议者与警察进行了巷战，动乱将人民解放军带到了香港的门口。主要由学生和青年抗议者推动，他们的 "做水 "哲学来自于家乡的英雄李小龙，这场无领导、技术驱动的抗议运动对抗了一个全球超级大国，并改变了香港，也许是永远。但它也改变了中国，并挑战了中国的全球地位。

安东尼-达皮兰首次详细介绍了抗议活动，揭示了活动家们的独特策略，并解释了这场运动如何融入这个城市漫长的异议历史。城市在燃烧》探讨了抗议活动对香港、中国的未来以及中国在世界上的地位意味着什么。