08-25-2019, 10:53 PM
** 25-Aug-2019 World View: Hong Kong violence
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The police used water cannons, tear gas and live ammunition, while the
protesters used bricks and petrol bombs (Molotov cocktails).
October 1 will be the big Chinese independence day celebration. Xi
Jinping will want to resolve the Hong Kong situation by them. The
extremist activists will want to humiliate Xi as much as possible.
However, public sentiment in Hong Kong will be to avoid violence. All
these strands will come together in the next month, and we may get
some clarity on where Hong Kong is going. Or, as one report
says, the protests will be "settled or crushed" by October 1.
---- Source:
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/poli...first-time
(South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, 8/26/2019)
Guest Wrote:> Hong Kong police fired live rounds today during protests.
- Police point guns at Hong Kong protesters on Sunday.
The police used water cannons, tear gas and live ammunition, while the
protesters used bricks and petrol bombs (Molotov cocktails).
October 1 will be the big Chinese independence day celebration. Xi
Jinping will want to resolve the Hong Kong situation by them. The
extremist activists will want to humiliate Xi as much as possible.
However, public sentiment in Hong Kong will be to avoid violence. All
these strands will come together in the next month, and we may get
some clarity on where Hong Kong is going. Or, as one report
says, the protests will be "settled or crushed" by October 1.
---- Source:
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/poli...first-time
(South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, 8/26/2019)
