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    1. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 31 Aug 2014

      China rules out open nominations for next Hong Kong leader, state media report, in move likely to trigger protestshttp://bbc.in/1pXuv83 

      21 replies 374 retweets 144 likes
    2. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 31 Aug 2014
      Replying to @BBCBreaking

      China will nominate "2 to 3" candidates for #HongKong leadership in 2017, government sayshttp://bbc.in/1tlgq6F 

      31 replies 250 retweets 94 likes
      BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 31 Aug 2014

      China "dashed people's hopes for change" by barring open #HongKong leadership race, campaigners sayhttp://bbc.in/1tlgq6F 

      2:54 AM - 31 Aug 2014
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      17 replies 164 retweets 76 likes
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        2. Phil‏ @Pwookey 31 Aug 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          @BBCBreaking the leaders can't allow democracy or they would all be out of a nice cushy lifestyle while everyone starves. Typical communists

          1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
        3. Je suis Fifi today Tommy tomorrow YOU‏ @Fifi_Borgia 31 Aug 2014
          Replying to @Pwookey

          @Pwookey @BBCBreaking China = Animal Farm

          0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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        1. 噴照骨胡‏ @hundericocco 31 Aug 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          “@BBCBreaking: China "dashed people's hopes for change" by … http://bbc.in/1tlgq6F ” #StopChina #StopCCP #LiarChina #LiarCCP #FreeHongKong

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        1. Deepak Raj Kamal B A‏ @DeepakRajKamalB 3 Sep 2014
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          @BBCBreaking ghvvbh

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        1. Ram Sharma‏ @RamSharma19 1 Sep 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          @BBCBreaking What were the people of HK expecting from Coomie thugs ? Democracy !

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        1. Terri Lynn Merritts‏ @terriveganmom 1 Sep 2014
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          @BBCBreaking Why is this breaking news? I could have told you this would happen back in 1999. #HongKong will be no more free than Mainland.

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        1. Esther Leung‏ @esthercyleung 1 Sep 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          @BBCBreaking To all that has shown zero empathy- just imagine that you were one of us here in HK.

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        1. 爲藏‏ @tamezou6 31 Aug 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          @BBCBreaking Asia follows China into an old-fashioned arms race - Beijing’s build-up is leading rivals to follow http://on.ft.com/1opZpX6 

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        2. 𝐒𝖆𝖗 𝐅𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖒𝖆𝖓 ☂ 1842‏ @SarFreeman1 31 Aug 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          @BBCBreaking only a dead commie..

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Robot J. McCarthy‏ @RedScareBot 31 Aug 2014
          Replying to @SarFreeman1

          Rise of the USSA RT @sarfreeman1: @BBCBreaking only a dead commie..

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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        1. AriWycoff‏ @Ari_Maine 31 Aug 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          “@BBCBreaking: China "dashed people's hopes for change" by barring open #HongKong leadership race campaigners say”1 step forward 2 step back

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        1. harrisonto‏ @harrisonto 31 Aug 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld support the central government's claim! Some Hong kongers want to separate china and Hong Kong.

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        1. Vamshark‏ @vamshark 31 Aug 2014
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          @BBCBreaking #HongKong And thus closes West's chance to play #Ukraine maidan game in #HongKong .

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        1.  🇪🇺 Gio Pic  🇬🇧‏ @Renapich 31 Aug 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          @BBCBreaking sorry but why am I not surprised that the world won't say a word... MONEY

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        1. Je suis Fifi today Tommy tomorrow YOU‏ @Fifi_Borgia 31 Aug 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          @BBCBreaking communists and democracy....hmm, not so much...

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        2. Je suis Fifi today Tommy tomorrow YOU‏ @Fifi_Borgia 31 Aug 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          @BBCBreaking Is it bad that I'm laughing

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        3. 𝐒𝖆𝖗 𝐅𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖒𝖆𝖓 ☂ 1842‏ @SarFreeman1 31 Aug 2014
          Replying to @Fifi_Borgia

          @Fifi_Bergere @BBCBreaking yes

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