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Crackdown Coming? China Gathers Forces On Hong Kong Border Amid Unrest


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2019 Jul 30, 4:13pm   1,248 views  16 comments

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From nearly the start of the protests which began over a proposed extradition bill (which would see Hong Kong citizens under legal accusation potentially extradited to the mainland) interpreted as major Chinese overreach inside historically semi-autonomous Hong Kong, officials in Beijing have suggested an "external plot" afoot, more recently alleging the hidden hand of the United States.

The latest charge made Tuesday by mainland government officials is that the still escalating Hong Kong unrest is the "creation of the US" — something which the admin official speaking under anonymity to Bloomberg firmly denied.

On Monday Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a press interview that "protest is appropriate" and that "we hope the Chinese will do the right thing" regarding respecting Hong Kong's historic "one country, two systems" status. This was enough to elicit a quick response alleging US meddling out of Beijing on Tuesday.

“It’s clear that Mr. Pompeo has put himself in the wrong position and still regards himself as the head of the CIA,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a news briefing. "He might think that violent activities in Hong Kong are reasonable because after all, this is the creation of the U.S.”

China's position has been to recently declare the protests going "far beyond" what's legal and "peaceful" amid clashes with police.

SEE: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-30/china-mustering-forces-hong-kong-border-quell-protests-white-house-source

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1   MisdemeanorRebel   2019 Jul 30, 4:19pm  

The media is barely reporting this story. It should be front page news.

But the globalist outsourcers like Bezo and his WaPo want to keep this a low priority item.

If China cracks down in Hong Kong, we will have to sanction them in the name of Freedom and Human Rights.
2   Ceffer   2019 Jul 30, 5:52pm  

China shouldn't hold it against the American People. The CIA is doing the same shit here.
3   NuttBoxer   2019 Jul 31, 1:06pm  

Death toll from Tienanmen - almost 9,000 Chinese citizens. It's not if, it's when.
4   Heraclitusstudent   2019 Aug 1, 3:30pm  

HonkpilledMaster says
If China cracks down in Hong Kong, we will have to sanction them in the name of Freedom and Human Rights.


Yes and sanctioning China is bullying. They will not take it lightly either and retaliate.
5   MisdemeanorRebel   2019 Aug 1, 3:34pm  

Heraclitusstudent says
Yes and sanctioning China is bullying. They will not take it lightly either and retaliate.


Bullying their populace is bullying, also.
6   Y   2019 Aug 1, 5:39pm  

Isn't there a substitute spice they can use?
NuttBoxer says
Death toll from Tienanmen - almost 9,000 Chinese citizens
7   WillPowers   2019 Aug 1, 7:23pm  

Heraclitusstudent says

Yes and sanctioning China is bullying. They will not take it lightly either and retaliate.


Let them. We are already in a trade war. It could only get worse for them.
9   MisdemeanorRebel   2019 Aug 13, 8:19pm  

We should expel all Chinese Students, and offer temporary refugee status to the ones from Hong Kong.

Watch the Libbies complain that we give refugee status to actual people who might face prosecution, not low coffee prices.
10   Al_Sharpton_for_President   2019 Aug 14, 3:35am  

Citizens protest against criminals who are not at all facing justice. Cops beat the tar out of them, spy on them, and share the intelligence with said criminals. OBEY!

14   Shaman   2019 Aug 14, 5:13am  

We should butt out as far as sanctions go. How would we like it if say, the EU sanctioned us for “Hands up don’t shoot” Michael Brown riots? Something something racial whatever...muh human rights!
Yah, it wouldn’t be right or fair, either to us or to the thousands of companies that depend on the business.
Sanctions don’t seem to work very often.
15   Bd6r   2019 Aug 14, 9:45am  

HonkpilledMaster says
We should expel all Chinese Students, and offer temporary refugee status to the ones from Hong Kong.

And fully recognize Taiwan independence - open their embassy in DC etc.
16   Bd6r   2019 Aug 14, 9:46am  

Quigley says
We should butt out as far as sanctions go.

Sanctions could be a substitute for tariffs which tRUMP is currently instituting. Perhaps JOBS! will come back to US or move from China to Vietnam, Philippines etc.

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