China’s state media show ‘scheduled’ troop movements to Hong Kong, by land and sea

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China’s state media show ‘scheduled’ troop movements to Hong Kong, by land and sea

by WorldTribune Staff, August 29, 2019 China’s communist government insists that troop movements at its Hong Kong garrison ahead of anticipated mass pro-democracy protests this weekend are part of a scheduled rotation. After witnesses had reported the troop movements in the early hours of Thursday morning (Aug. 29), China’s state-run propaganda outlet Xinhua published images […]

‘People of Hong Kong, keep fighting’: Demonstrators change tactics, win global support

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‘People of Hong Kong, keep fighting’: Demonstrators change tactics, win global support

by WorldTribune Staff, August 18, 2019 Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators, despite warnings from the Chinese government, filled the streets of Hong Kong on a rainy Sunday afternoon in a “peaceful” protest against what they say are Beijing’s increasingly heavy-handed tactics in the autonomous territory. Last week, China had claimed that criminals and agitators […]