does more political power lie in beijing or hong kong?

The attainment of political capital in the south is viewed as existential threat to the monopolies held by the communist party in local market economies.  The geographic location and purchasing power or civilians plays a central role in level of resistance, as does the draconian actions sought to control public opinion.  The stronger the threat, the more intense pressure is exerted by the political establishment in order to control the response, media and opinions held by civilians.  This is manifested through the communist party's control of candidates in local elections. The approval or disapproval of the democratic process is far from out of the ordinary in traditional Chinese elections. The ability of leadership to control online content is a primary concern, according to western media reports.  The post reported that there was widespread belief that western governments and their allies are responsible for much of the protest in Ukraine.  Unfortunately, the pattern has been established throughout the Arab world that the tighter control of internet users is prone to strengthen the dissent in the long run- given the speed of information movement is exponentially faster than the ability of governments to control the message.  The institutionalization of control is prominent and even expected throughout Chinese society. One perspective views the Chinese opinion as Hong Kong students as the ones who violated Beijing's agreement with the UK in 1997.  That is, historical precedents for elections already exist as a widely agreed upon process, e.g.the electoral college without the democracy part.  This assumption is based on historical connotations of political power. It should be noted that the US can often appear as opposed to democracy in many parts of the world, particularly in the middle east.  This is based on the fact that the US oftentimes refuses to support legitimate elections when they are won by a party that is classified as a terrorist organization.  The US is only now beginning to recognize the strategic importance of organizations such as Hezbollah, given their political clout, provisions of government services as well as influence in Beirut and Damascus.   The ability of protests in Hong Kong has to spread to the mainland is an ominous storm that Bejing has seen and weathered in the past.  One cannot underestimate Beijing' s ability to control the message. However, it would be naive to think that opinions can be dictated by backroom dealers in the 21st century.  The era has yet to be defined, but leadership will be served best by the public perception and evenly distributed wealth- it is the return on political capitalism in advanced market systems that that can define a changing of the guard. The world is witnessing the aftermath of the Arab Spring.  The Hong Kong or Shanghai version has higher potential output due to the size of the economy. Well managed urbanization and continued reform of the hoku system is one place for emphasis. Another is giving civilians more choices in the products they buy and leadership that are supposed to represent their interests.