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Everyone in Hong Kong will probably emerge from the occupy movement a bit bruised, either physically or mentally, but some in Beijing might be smiling. China's central government has stood fast on the core issue - that Beijing will vet the slate of nominees for Hong Kong's chief executive in the 2017 election. Years (if not decades) of "united front" work, a term used by China's ruling Communist Party to describe efforts to hew non-party elites close to its goals, seems to have paid off. Beijing has proven that it knows how to pull the right levers in Hong Kong to wield considerable influence -- all of the local government officials toed the line, tycoons spoke out against the occupation, and grassroots groups staged counter-protests. When one businessman took the position that Leung should resign, he was swiftly removed as a delegate to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference as a form of discipline and censure. The ranks of the pro-establishment camp will likely tighten, while the opposition pro-democracy camp is left in disarray amid infighting.
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