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“Hong Kong is at the forefront of the battle against the totalitarian regime of China,” said Panzer Chan, one of the organizers of the march. “Please support us in our fight.”Hong Kong has been rocked by three months of unrest sparked by a proposed law that would have allowed criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial.
Protesters on Sunday urged Washington to pass a bill, known as the Hong Kong Democratic and Human Rights Act, to support their cause. The bill proposes sanctions against Hong Kong and Chinese officials found to suppress democracy and human rights in the city, and could also affect Hong Kong’s preferential trade status with the U.S.
Protesters burned cardboard boxes and other debris to start a fire at one of the exits. They also set fire at a nearby street, but firefighters quickly snuffed it out.The government said protesters also blocked traffic at a major thoroughfare near City Hall in the area, paralyzing traffic. In the type of cat-and-mouse battle that has characterized the summer-long protests, riot police pursued groups of protesters down streets, but they kept regrouping.
Some American legislators are pressing Trump to take a tougher stand on Hong Kong. But the president has suggested that it’s a matter for China to handle, though he also has said no violence should be used. Political analysts suggest Trump’s response has been muted because he doesn’t want to disrupt talks with China over their tariff war.
Waving US and UK flags. So very telling.
Grotesque.
Arson in Central Hong Kong.
Hongkonger on his way to work assaulted by over ten rioters.
Westerners stand up to denounce US. US not HK’s friend. And rioters should look into the mirror. They are under illusion that they have blond hair blue eyes.
The HK government needs to man up and lockup those terrorists who trying to destroy HK. Media please stop packaged these terriorists as peaceful protestors
HKers are trying to connect to the free world and seeking international pressure on the Gov from the political leaders worldwide. Trump is just one of them.