[beloch]

I can't blame you for being suspicious, but in this case we have both a significant anniversary of Tianamen Square and a major protest in Hong Kong that are probably driving news sources.

You should probably look at the issue behind this protest. Currently, Hong Kong and mainland China have separate, independent judicial systems. HK's is a fusion of Chinese law and British common law. The HK government recently tabled a bill that many feared would make HK citizens subject to mainland Chinese law, effectively ending the "one country, two systems" policy. This is a pretty big deal, and I don't think these protestors required foreign meddling to fill the streets.

On the other hand, lots of significant stuff goes on in the world while U.S. news sources ignore them and cover domestic fluff. An event like the current protest might show up in news, but then quickly disappear instead of being dragged out into story after story as "BIG NEWS". Is this showing up as big news in U.S. news sources because of the antagonism between the U.S. (and most of the rest of the world) and China right now? It's certainly possible. Even so, I think what is happening in HK right now is significant, and worthy of attention.