Some 1.7m gathered for this weekend's pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong, according to organisers. Use this form to ask your question: If you are reading this page on the BBC News app, you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question on this topic. Police, who only counted the officially sanctioned section of the protest, put the turnout lower, at 128,000. The protest was peaceful, despite previous clashes between activists and police. The extradition bill which sparked the first protests has now been suspended, but protesters are now calling for democratic reform, including universal suffrage, and for alleged police brutality to be investigated. In a sign that Beijing is not backing down, China's foreign ministry said on Friday it would "resolutely oppose any attempt by Taiwan to use its national interests as an excuse to interfere with Chinese internal affair@@
Some 1.7m gathered for this weekend's pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong, according to organisers. Police, who only counted the officially sanctioned section of the protest, put the turnout lower, at 128,000. The protest was peaceful, despite previous clashes between activists and police. The extradition bill which sparked the first protests has now been suspended, but protesters are now calling for democratic reform, including universal suffrage, and for alleged police brutality to be investigated. In a sign that Beijing is not backing down, China's foreign ministry said on Friday it would "resolutely oppose any attempt by Taiwan to use its national interests as an excuse to interfere with Chinese internal affair@@