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TomSea:
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Nigel Farage at the CPAC Australia conference in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 10, 2019. (The Epoch Times)
World Needs to Stand Strongly Behind Hong Kong Protesters, Nigel Farage Says
By Elizabeth Li
August 10, 2019 Updated: August 10, 2019
Protests in Hong Kong against Beijing’s encroachment have put the spotlight on the “very real issue†of how to deal with the Chinese regime, Nigel Farage, Leader of the U.K. Brexit Party, said on the second day of the Australian Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
The Chinese regime would be considering whether “they want another Tiananmen Square on their hands because that I think is what we’re talking about now,†Farage told The Epoch Times at CPAC in Sydney on Aug. 10.
Farage was referring to ongoing protests in Hong Kong over a proposed extradition bill, which, if passed, could see people being handed over to mainland China to face trial in its opaque legal system.
Read more at: https://www.theepochtimes.com/world-needs-to-stand-strongly-behind-hong-kong-protesters-nigel-farage-says_3037131.html
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Who knew there was a CPAC Australia?? I certainly didn't but good.
TomSea:
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Pro-democracy protesters throw back tear gas fired by the police during a demonstratrion against the controversial extradition bill in Sham Shui Po district in Hong Kong on Aug. 11, 2019. (Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images)
China Society
Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas in Subway Station as Protests Continue for Another Weekend
By Nicole Hao
August 11, 2019 Updated: August 11, 2019
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Hong Kong was rocked by mass demonstrations and clashes between protesters and police on Aug. 11, as protesters shifted tactics to flash mob-style encounters with police in the 10th straight weekend of unrest.
Demonstrators recently adopted a strategy of retreating when pressed by police, only to reemerge en masse at another location.
Police, in response, fired tear gas and charged with batons at protesters in several locations, from shopping boulevards to bar-lined streets, and also fired tear gas inside a train station. They have accused protesters of throwing gasoline bombs.
The protests, which began more than two months ago in opposition to a bill allowing extradition to the mainland, has thrown the city into its most serious crisis in decades as its residents bristle against Beijing’s growing encroachment.
Read more at: https://www.theepochtimes.com/hong-kong-police-fire-tear-gas-into-subway-station-as-protests-continue-another-weekend_3037887.html
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More coverage: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/clashes-08112019105702.html
Coverage is so expansive, it's difficult to know where to begin.
Drudge making it #1 story here at 11 AM, Monday, Aug. 12th, 2019:
Gordon Change twitter fwiw: https://twitter.com/GordonGChang
kevindavis007:
I wonder when the ChiComs is going to send in the troops.
TomSea:
--- Quote ---China moving mainland military units into Hong Kong as airport totally closed down
By Thomas Lifson
And the regime has ended the three days of protests (video here) at Hong Kong International Airport by shutting down the facility, one of the biggest nodes in the world’s international air travel network. Low profile, this is not. And that is one huge problem for the tyrants.
At this very moment, President Trump is fighting a lonely battle with China over its massive theft of intellectual property, currency manipulation and trade barriers. Beijing has been hoping that it could play off other advanced economies – currently noncombatants – against Trump, offering them the export markets that it would deny to the United States in retaliation for Trump’s tariffs and pressure. But if China brutally cracks down in Hong Kong as it did in Tiananmen 30 years ago, public pressure in Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Canada (among others) will make it difficult for their governments to side openly with China. The very last thing that Xi wants is a united front on trade. For almost two decades, China has enjoyed all the fruits of membership in the World Trade Organization without being held to account for its behavior that violates the agreement.
But the other party watching Hong Kong is even more important: The Chinese public. Almost nobody in China buys into the rhetoric of communism anymore. The Chinese Communist Party’s rule is accepted because it has been delivering a massive increase in prosperity and constructing the sorts of facilities that make people proud of their nation’s ascent. But now, that prosperity is faltering, making the ongoing discontent with authoritarianism and endemic, massive corruption harder to dismiss.
Read more at: https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/china_moving_mainland_military_units_into_hong_kong_as_airport_totally_closed_down.html
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It's looking like we will have a severe crackdown, if so, we will sticky a thread to keep up with developments. Any suggestions for thread names, anyone want to have their thread as the update thread, etc. Fine!
TomSea:
Okay, looks like some heavy handed action could break at any time and there are plenty of sidestories going on,
Train station Hong Kong, water cannon used, so it is getting pretty serious.
--- Quote ---Hong Kong protests: Violence erupts in train stations
Violence erupted in at least two underground train stations in Hong Kong, as the city saw its 10th weekend of protests.
Local news outlets captured police shooting non-lethal ammunition at close range and tear gas.
Footage courtesy of Apple Daily and RTHK.
Video:https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-49317261/hong-kong-protests-violence-erupts-in-train-stations
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--- Quote ---Hong Kong protests: Clashes as police fire tear gas into rail station
Police officers in Hong Kong stormed enclosed railway stations on Sunday, firing tear gas in an effort to force out protesters.
One video inside Tai Koo station showed officers firing what appeared to be non-lethal ammunition at close range.
It also showed several police beating people with batons on an escalator.
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Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49312752
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South China Morning Post (SCMP.com )
--- Quote ---Beijing warns of ‘signs of terrorism’ in violent unrest in Hong Kong
China’s top policy office on the city reiterates support for police, saying a ‘critical moment’ has been reached
Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office also vows to crack down on violent crime with ‘iron fist’
Sarah Zheng
Published: 4:45pm, 12 Aug, 2019
More at: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3022438/beijing-warns-signs-terrorism-violent-unrest-hong-kong
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The latter, yes, probably being "state media" much more, I thought they've had some fairly honest reporting in the past...
Twitter, alleged "Hong Kong Free Press": https://twitter.com/HongKongFP
Any name changes to thread, suggestions welcomed.
--- Quote ---'An eye for an eye': sea of black at Hong Kong airport protest
Hong Kong (AFP)
The protesters streamed into Hong Kong airport and quickly transformed the arrivals hall at one of the world's busiest transport hubs into a sea of black.
Instead of being met by smiling relatives and friends, passengers arriving at the airport were greeted by thousands of pro-democracy activists chanting "fight with Hong Kong, fight for freedom!"
Most were dressed in the movement's trademark black clothing, some sporting construction hard hats or gas masks.
And many added a new accessory on Monday: eyepatches or bandages to pay tribute to a woman who suffered a serious face injury at a protest on Sunday night.
https://www.france24.com/en/20190812-an-eye-for-an-eye-sea-of-black-at-hong-kong-airport-protest
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If one looks at some of the photos, I have seen demonstrators wearing "hard hats" out there. Now I see it mentioned.
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