Hong Kong’s protests entered their fourth week with little signs of compromise. The police have taken action by removing barricades at protest sites in Causeway Bay, Admiralty, and Mongkok. Traffic in these areas has been partially restored.

However, these operations weren’t without small-scale scuffles between police and protesters. In what could be a major breakthrough, Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced that he’d be willing to talk with protesters in the coming week. Some protesters say it’s a sign of progress, but they aren’t hoping about a compromise any time soon. CCTV America’s Li Jiejun reports.

As the majority of the protestors are young students, analysts said that raised concerns about the region’s education policies.

Student groups are one of the core elements of the protest movement. Many of them sacrificed weeks of classes to participate in the sit-in.

While they are there of their own free will, there is an element of social pressure on campus. Students who don’t wear the ‘Yellow Ribbons’ of support for the protesters are often questioned by their peers.

For more on the protests and what can be expected from the talks on Tuesday, CCTV America spoke with Victor Gao from Beijing. Gao is a current affairs commentator and an expert in Chinese international relations.